Doncaster Air-Port AKA Doncaster Airport 1934

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Full title reads: "DONCASTER AIR PORT - Lord Lonsdale declares 'drome officially open."

Doncaster, Yorkshire.

Close up shot of Lord Lonsdale declaring Doncaster airport open. People gathered around looking on - several planes are seen in background.

Lord Lonsdale wishes it...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
9616
Sort Number:
34/044
Time in/Out:
01:43:13:00 / 01:44:04:00
Canister:
34/44
Film ID:
785.34
Issue Date:
31/05/1934

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  • Attached is a magazine article of the era reporting the opening of Doncaster airport. It identifies the date of the opening as being 26 May 1934......

    www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchiv
    e/view/1934/1934 - 0544.html

    "One of the planes descends" - it's a Handley Page HP.33 Clive 1, Reg. No. G-ABYX.

    jamied 15th Jun 2012

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