Shot Into The Air Long Version 1926

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San Francisco, United States of America, U.S.A.

Title: "New planes in catapult test! Navy's nervy pilots guide sea planes on their initial hop from deck to prepare them for flee manoeuvres".

Shots are same or similar to those in the short version of this story.

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
25531
Sort Number:
G 1266
Time in/Out:
01:45:38:00 / 01:48:00:00
Canister:
G 1266
Film ID:
450.24
Issue Date:
08/02/1926

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