Tracking "Queen Mary" 1949

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Several shots good shots of Sunderland Flying boat taking off from Pembroke Bay in Wales in search of the liner the 'Queen Mary' in the Atlantic. Aerial shots of coastline. Very good shots of the large aircraft in-flight. M/Ss of navigator plotting course. M/Ss of crewman walking round inside the plane....

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
34265
Sort Number:
NP 251
Time in/Out:
01:10:43:00 / 01:15:17:00
Canister:
NP 251
Film ID:
1267.08
Issue Date:
04/07/1949

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