Parachute Jumping 1968

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No title - 9th World Parachuting Championships. Graz, Austria.

M/S and C/U pan as parachutists get into plane. M/S as plane taxis for takeoff. M/S crowd, pan up to show flags of various countries. C/U air to air as parachutists jump from plane. L/S ground to air as parachutists come out of...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
56867
Sort Number:
68/070
Time in/Out:
01:03:59:00 / 01:05:11:00
Canister:
68/70
Film ID:
2071.03
Issue Date:
29/08/1968

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