Bravo Jim! 1936

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Item title reads - Bravo Jim - record flight across the Atlantic.

Croydon aerodrome, Greater London.

M/S as the aeroplane comes into land and taxis surrounded by people. M/S of pilot Jim Mollison speaking to reporters. The narrator tells us he has broken the Atlantic speed record....

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
13220
Sort Number:
36/088
Time in/Out:
01:49:08:00 / 01:49:28:00
Canister:
36/88
Film ID:
897.31
Issue Date:
02/11/1936

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