This jet age

The 1953 annual show of the Society of Aircraft Constructors at Farnborough.

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Credits

production company

British Movietone News

Duration

00:12:55:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1953

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010857

Language

English

Subject categories

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Aeronautics - Great Britain

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes

Crafts & Visual Arts → Exhibitions

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1953

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