Shooting A Line 1960

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Weybridge.

SV. The inventor of the latest British guided antitank missile Vigilant, Mr Howard Surtees carrying one of the missiles. He places it down and starts of undo the rear of the casing. CU. Mr Surtees taking coil of wire from the casing which enables the operator to fire the rocket...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
52762
Sort Number:
60/070
Time in/Out:
01:18:35:00 / 01:20:03:00
Canister:
60/70
Film ID:
1690.13
Issue Date:

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