The Duke Flies Bea 1952

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The Duke flies to Malta and Rome on BEA's Elizabethan Airliner.

A BEA Elizabethan Air liner is towed in front of BEA terminal to take the Duke of Edinburough to Malta. With the Duke is Lady Brabourne, Sir Edward Fieldon and Lt. Commander Parker. The group shake hands and get on the plane. Plane...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Mike
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
74541
Sort Number:
DOCS
Time in/Out:
01:00:09:00 / 01:04:18:00
Canister:
DOCS
Film ID:
2273.01
Issue Date:
1952

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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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