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What Was The Cause 1930
Description
Full title reads: "'What Was The Cause?' Air Chief Marshal Sir John Salmond and Air Ministry experts flew immediately to the scene."
Beauvais, France.
Air Chief Marshal Sir John Salmond and other British officials walk around the wreckage of the crashed R 101 airship at the crash site....
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 7833
- Sort Number:
- 30/038
- Time in/Out:
- 01:28:22:00 / 01:29:14:00
- Canister:
- 30/38
- Film ID:
- 745.18
- Issue Date:
- 09/10/1930
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The tragedy occurred on 5 October 1930.