Full titles read: "End of a wonderful Flight - Sir Abe Bailey greets Lady Bailey on her arrival... she flew solo 8,000 miles from Croydon to S. Africa."
Cape Town, South Africa.
M/S of Sir Abe Bailey in an airfield, waiting for Lady Bailey to arrive by plane. M/S of a group of men...
Full titles read: "End of a wonderful Flight - Sir Abe Bailey greets Lady Bailey on her arrival... she flew solo 8,000 miles from Croydon to S. Africa."
Cape Town, South Africa.
M/S of Sir Abe Bailey in an airfield, waiting for Lady Bailey to arrive by plane. M/S of a group of men and women looking up into the sky. L/Ss of the biplane approaching the airfield.
Sir Abe walks over to the plane as it comes to a halt on the field; M/S as Lady Bailey, in flying gear, starts to get out of the cockpit. She kisses Sir Abe and is presented with a small bouquet of flowers by a little girl. Another man tips his hat to her and shakes hands.
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