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Air Speed King AKA Air's Speed King 1924
Description
France.
Title: "AIR'S Speed King. Flying Officer Bonnet breaks all records - flying at 277 miles per hour and said, 'I will go quicker next time'!"
C/U of Bonnet perching on the cockpit of his plane, waving at the camera, the image is cropped to look circular. C/U of Bonnet with his...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Amelia
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Silent
- Media URN:
- 24773
- Sort Number:
- G 1149
- Time in/Out:
- 01:46:43:00 / 01:49:13:00
- Canister:
- G 1149
- Film ID:
- 366.28
- Issue Date:
- 25/12/1924
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