Across The Tasman Sea 1939

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Full titles read: "ACROSS THE TASMAN SEA"

M/S Air to air, of Sunderland flying boat in flight M/S & LS of flying boat landing at Wellington in New Zealand. L/S of crowds on quay greeting crew of flying boat on their arrival. (First regular service across Tasman sea).

Data

Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
20306
Sort Number:
39/081
Time in/Out:
01:17:44:00 / 01:18:12:00
Canister:
39/81
Film ID:
1025.17
Issue Date:
16/10/1939

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