Pneumatic Space House 1966

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Christchurch, Hampshire.

GV. Christchurch beach. Pan to the 'Radome' housing the scanner - a new British satellite tracking station in an inflatable protective dome. AS. The dome. GV. Inside the dome, pan up to the scanner. SV. Group (left to right) Marconi transmitting engineer Mr Naish, Marconi...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
55258
Sort Number:
66/037
Time in/Out:
01:49:44:00 / 01:51:04:00
Canister:
66/37
Film ID:
1793.26
Issue Date:
08/05/1966

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