Air News - Calais - Lydd AKA Bleriot Replica… 1959

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Title reads: "Calais - Lydd".

Calais, France to Lydd, Kent.

Air News - Bleriot replica flies the Channel. C/U Jean Salis standing beside his replica of Bleriot's plane, waving before taking off from France to fly to England in the air race. Camera pans to the engine of the plane. Pan...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
51310
Sort Number:
59/058
Time in/Out:
01:23:04:00 / 01:23:53:00
Canister:
59/58
Film ID:
1589.18
Issue Date:
20/07/1959

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