Troopship Mined 1943

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Full title reads: "TROOPSHIP MINED".

South Sea.

Air shots of the site where the troop transporter "President Coolidge" sunk after striking a mine close to a coast at South Sea. Lots of small rescue boats are on the scene and only four lives were lost. Various air shots of the small...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
37833
Sort Number:
43/005
Time in/Out:
01:45:35:00 / 01:46:14:00
Canister:
43/5
Film ID:
1071.26
Issue Date:
18/01/1943

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