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Water-Title Bid Ends In Smoke 1952
Description
Windermere, Cumberland.
MV. Jet boat - White Hawk in shed - Frank Hanning-Lee in cockpit - wife (Sheila Hanning-Lee, water speed ace) inspecting engines at rear. SCU. Hanning-Lee in cockpit. He is going to make an attempt on the Water Speed record.
SV. Mrs. Hanning Lee talking to...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 27414
- Sort Number:
- 52/071
- Time in/Out:
- 01:32:48:00 / 01:33:55:00
- Canister:
- 52/71
- Film ID:
- 26.45
- Issue Date:
- 01/09/1952
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