Parachuting In France 1937

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Title reads: "FRANCE".

France.

A parachuter falling on earth - low angle shot - quite unusual. Several shots of the parachuters falling. A group of parachuters entering plane. Plane in flight, parachuter standing on the wing. Parachute opens and parachuter starts floating through the...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
13573
Sort Number:
37/054
Time in/Out:
01:54:37:00 / 01:56:10:00
Canister:
37/54
Film ID:
925.26
Issue Date:
12/07/1937

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