Sport Tops Holiday List 1949

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Full title reads: "Sport Tops Holiday List".

Birmingham Airport. King's Cup Air Race. MV 'planes lined up. SV Hawker 1040. SV Tommy Rose. SV Miss R M Sharp, only woman entrant. MV Planes taxiing to start. SV First 'plane Comper Smith takes off. SV Group Captain Townsend. pilot of Princess Margaret's...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
46239
Sort Number:
49/062
Time in/Out:
01:43:50:00 / 01:47:28:00
Canister:
49/62
Film ID:
1419.33
Issue Date:
04/08/1949

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