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1948 An aeroplane drops supplies to a mid-Atlantic weather ship
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0:28Now PlayingDate: 9th December 1948
Location: Unspecified
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
ENGLAND: Cornwall: Coastal Command Airfield:
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AEROPLANES - R.A.F. Lancaster flies radar valves to Weather ship Explorer. 600 miles in mid-Atlantic. Shot of Lancaster in air dropping package to the ship.
WEATHER SHIP Ocean weather ship at London Docks. Shots of instrument at Masthead. Sir John Anderson and Mr Noel Baker inspect the ship. Lancaster of Coastal Command drops Radar valves to Weather ship Explorer, 600 miles out in mid-Atlantic
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