Us War Camera Crews 1944

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Unused / unissued material - date and locations unclear or unknown.

Various shots of US Air Force cameramen standing beside a plane at an aerodrome.

Several shots of individual cameramen posing with their cameras beside a plane. Their names are shown as Lieutenant Philip Browning,...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
61691
Sort Number:
UN 0851 A
Time in/Out:
01:17:15:00 / 01:25:05:00
Canister:
UN 851 A
Film ID:
1959.05
Issue Date:

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