Parachutists Practice 1964

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lEUTKIRCH, GERMANY

VS. Parachute being folded and packed. MS. German helicopter taking off. VS. Parachute practise in progress. They free fall a good distance before parachute opens and they try to land on a cross marked on the ground. Excellent aerial shots of men parachuting from plane,...

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Cataloguer:
James
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
79861
Sort Number:
UN 3918 D
Time in/Out:
01:49:36:00 / 01:51:40:00
Canister:
UN 3918 D
Film ID:
2693.16
Issue Date:
1964

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