Broadbent Arrives At Lympne 1938

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Lympne, Kent.

Several shots of pilot Jim Broadbent standing beside his aeroplane after flying 10,000 miles from Australia in just over five days. Commentator says he has beaten Jean Battens time by nearly 14 hours, "so unlucky Jim is lucky at last!".

Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
17131
Sort Number:
38/033
Time in/Out:
01:27:09:00 / 01:27:25:00
Canister:
38/33
Film ID:
961.32
Issue Date:
25/04/1938

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