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1939 DEFENCE: 'Hurricane' fighter tests guns
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0:34Now PlayingDate: 19th June 1939
Location: BIGGIN HILL AIRDROME, KENT, ENGLAND
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
Biggin Hill Airdrome, Kent, England: Gen. view fixing plane into position for test. Semi view pan from cockpit to wing. Semi CU of gun holes in wing. Semi CU OF 'Airplane' target. Semi CU guns in wings firing. CU guns firing..from wings. CU 'Airplanes' target being hit. Back view gun fires at target. Semi view guns fire. CU hitting target.
Airforce - Active; Munitions and Armaments; Great Britain
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