Welcome Gagarin 1961

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Welcome Gagarin. London.

L/S air to ground shot London airport. L/S the aircraft TU-104B taxiing in at London airport. C/U Russian flag on bonnet of the Rolls Royce pan down to the number plate YG.1. L/S officials and pressmen walking towards the aircraft. M/S pan officials walking towards...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
53696
Sort Number:
61/056
Time in/Out:
01:45:11:00 / 01:47:01:00
Canister:
61/56
Film ID:
1730.27
Issue Date:
13/07/1961

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