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"Blazing The Air Trail" 1932
Description
Full Title reads: "Croydon "Blazing the Air Trail" Imperial Airways' giant 38-seater 'Helena' inaugurates weekly service for passengers & mails to South Africa."
Croydon Airfield, Greater London.
Royal Mail - Air Mail - van reverses across airfield towards aeroplane. People, including...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 4619
- Sort Number:
- 32/006
- Time in/Out:
- 01:14:39:00 / 01:16:00:00
- Canister:
- 32/6
- Film ID:
- 641.12
- Issue Date:
- 21/01/1932
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