Vickers Viscount For USA - Capital Airliners… 1955

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Unused / unissued material -

Hurn Airport.

Vickers Viscount planes are prepared for export to US Capital Airlines.

Viscount flying overhead. Opening speeches - Sir George Edwards designer and Managing Director of Vickers. General Weeks, Chairman of Vickers. Winthrop Aldrich...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
79602
Sort Number:
UN 2738 B
Time in/Out:
01:03:14:00 / 01:09:42:00
Canister:
UN 2738 B
Film ID:
2682.02
Issue Date:
1955

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  • In the main paragraph, "General Weeks" referred to on line 2, and "Lt. Sir Ronald Weekes" on line 3 are one and the same man. Eliminating the current confusion, his titling at the time was Lt. Gen. Sir Ronald Weeks.

    jamied 16th Jun 2012

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