Us 7th Cruise South China Seas 1955

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Unissued / unused material.

American newsreel item.

US Navy 7th Fleet cruises South China Seas.

Good shots of fleet in rough seas, a sailor is transferred between moving ships by harness on a wire. Aerial view aircraft carrier. LS planes taking off from aircraft carrier....

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Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
79498
Sort Number:
UN 2730 C
Time in/Out:
01:08:31:00 / 01:09:21:00
Canister:
UN 2730 C
Film ID:
2678.06
Issue Date:
1955

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