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First Aerial Air Mail Post 1911
Description
Titles read: 'Hendon - First Aerial Post. Mr Hamel leaves Hendon with his letter bags.
London.
Air Mail delivery. L/S of crowd watching as aeroplane takes off from airfield field.
Aircraft in sky. Group of people at Windsor posing w/ pilot; some holding letters.
Communications....
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Cheri
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Silent
- Media URN:
- 75989
- Sort Number:
- ON 261 D
- Time in/Out:
- 01:20:52:00 / 01:21:47:00
- Canister:
- ON 261 D
- Film ID:
- 2370.08
- Issue Date:
- 1920 - 1929
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- screen 2 films Elias Hamel 1st airmail flight aerial post aerial post aerial post aerial post aerial post aerial post aerial post aerial post aerial post hamle hopscotch - 1911
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The first aerial post facility, depicted here, was established in September 1911.
"Hamel" is Gustav Hamel.
An original magazine article about the service is here....
www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchi
ve/view/1911/1911 - 0796.html