This Day - April 15 No 12 1921-1945

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Title reads: "This Day - April 15th". Short Documentary film about events around that date throughout the century.

Apr 1922 - First attempt on Mount Everest under leadership of General Charles Bruce.
Apr 1921 - Strange mix of helicopter and airship demonstrated.
Apr 1935 - Tests of...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
82287
Sort Number:
DOCS
Time in/Out:
01:27:39:00 / 01:41:12:00
Canister:
DOCS
Film ID:
2811.03
Issue Date:
1921 - 1945

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0:010:020:030:04

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