Stratocruiser In England AKA Round-The-World… 1957

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ROUND-THE-WORLD B.52 CALLS AT BRIZE NORTON

Brize Norton R.A.F. Station, Oxfordshire

GV. Sup-super scene, the bomber. TV. Four of the engines of the aircraft, pan across to crowd of senior officers standing beside it. CV. Air Marshal Sir Harry Broadhurst (commander in chief of Bomber...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
32515
Sort Number:
57/008
Time in/Out:
01:04:05:00 / 01:04:30:00
Canister:
57/8
Film ID:
631.06
Issue Date:
24/01/1957

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