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"Better To Be Born Lucky ..." 1932
Description
Full title reads: "America. 'Better to be born lucky ...' 'Lanky' Loo Reichers - America's Air Ace - who was rescued by 'Lucky' Capt. Fried of the 'President Roosevelt', when within sight of Irish Coast, after lone Atlantic Flight."
United States of America.
C/U of man dressed in aviators...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 5004
- Sort Number:
- 32/041
- Time in/Out:
- 01:31:49:00 / 01:32:17:00
- Canister:
- 32/41
- Film ID:
- 675.25
- Issue Date:
- 23/05/1932
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