RAF Training School At Halton 1938

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Halton, Buckinghamshire.

At the Royal Air Force School of Technical Training we see young men learning about the mechanics and maintenance of aircraft in a hangar. The RAF aircraft apprentices sit on benches in a field and see others working on aeroplanes. Other cadets sit looking at explosive...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
16437
Sort Number:
38/027
Time in/Out:
01:17:41:00 / 01:18:28:00
Canister:
38/27
Film ID:
959.12
Issue Date:
04/04/1938

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