Wings Span 50 Years 1951

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Full title reads: "Hendon. Wings Span 50 Years".

Hendon, Near London.

GV Pan aircraft. SV Gloster Meteor IV. CU Nameplate. LV Lancaster bomber. SV Bomb bay of Lancaster. SV Bleriot II - 1909. SV Engine of Bleriot. CU Wheel of Bleriot. SV Group of RFC (Royal Flying Corps.) pilots. CU...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
47808
Sort Number:
51/059
Time in/Out:
01:42:38:00 / 01:44:17:00
Canister:
51/59
Film ID:
1465.22
Issue Date:
23/07/1951

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