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Subjects
1949
B&W
England (part 2 of 2); The largest commercial jet is seen taking off, while crowds wave handkerchiefs alongside the runway.
France; The opening premier of the Cannes Film Festival is shown with people dinning in a large hall, various celebrities recognized, and a ballet performance. Fireworks are shown in the sky.
Sports; Tommy Walker climbs into his plane at Hybla Valley airport in Virginia as the crowd looks on. A pan of the airplane flying low above the runway and through a wall. The destroyed plane lands and is enthusiastically investigated.