A Nation Of Airmen 1925

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Item title reads - A nation of airmen! Lancashire Aero Club successfully inaugurated. Woodford Aerodrome, Near Wilmslow. (now Cheshire).

M/S of a pilot climbing out of his aeroplane. M/S of four men lined up. M/S of an aeroplane, M/S of the pilot in it. M/S as it taxis and takes off.

Data

Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
19786
Sort Number:
G 1221
Time in/Out:
01:11:36:00 / 01:12:18:00
Canister:
G 1221
Film ID:
420.08
Issue Date:
03/09/1925

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