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  • Short Summary

    Ship 'Velletia' in dock with signal flags on it, planes flying overhead in formation.

  • Description

    Queen Elizabeth Dock, Eastham, Manchester Ship Canal.

    Opening of oil dock.

    CU name of ship 'Velletia'. ships in dock. signal flags on boats and across dock. men on deck. Officers chatting on deck (Captain Thornton?). Man steering. Officer answering phone. Empty deck of docked ship. Planes (jets, RAF Meteors) flying in formation. silhouetted cranes. Men standing by side of dock. Huge pipes.

    Uncut lavender of story used in 54/8

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    2654.07
    Media URN:
    78961
    Group:
    Unissued unused
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    1950 - 1959
    Sound:
    Silent
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:05:58:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:15:51:00 / 01:21:49:00
    Canister:
    UN 2606 B

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