Skyscraper Heliport 1966

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Full title reads: "New York. Skyscraper Heliport".

New York, United States of America (USA). Helicopter shuttle flights are inaugurated between top of Pan Am building in Manhattan to JFK airport.

GV Looking from cockpit of helicopter at skyscrapers in New York. Air view looking through...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
54938
Sort Number:
66/001
Time in/Out:
01:48:29:00 / 01:49:30:00
Canister:
66/1
Film ID:
1779.20
Issue Date:
02/01/1966

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