Air Race For The King's Cup 1922

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Croydon, Greater London.

Full titles: "THE AIR RACE FOR THE KING'S CUP - F. L. Barnard in D.H. 4.A, flying at 127 m.p.h. for 6 hrs. 31 m., wins thrilling race round Britain."

Intertitle reads: "The start - and Barnard's horseshoe for luck."

L/S's of the various competitors...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
23230
Sort Number:
G 0911
Time in/Out:
01:23:45:00 / 01:26:36:00
Canister:
G 911
Film ID:
282.18
Issue Date:
14/09/1922

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