Special - Astronauts Visit London 1969

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Special. Astronauts visit London.

L/S President Nixon's Presidential Pan-Am plane taxiing on Heathrow Airport. C/U of Emblem on side of plane, 'PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES'. L/S of the astronauts (Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins) disembark from the plane with their wives....

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
57528
Sort Number:
69/084
Time in/Out:
01:32:17:00 / 01:35:15:00
Canister:
69/84
Film ID:
2229.29
Issue Date:
16/10/1969

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British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
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The Duke of Edinburgh has many talents, but it is his unique way with words that often receives the most attention. 
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