Germany's 34-Ton Air Liner 1932

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Full title reads: "Croydon. Germany's 34-ton Air Liner has accommodation for 34 passengers in 2 storeys - one of which is in the huge wings!"

Croydon, Greater London.

Massive aeroplane - the D2500 - taxies across the airfield at Croydon. It is a very strange looking propellor driven...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
5074
Sort Number:
32/052
Time in/Out:
01:15:37:00 / 01:16:23:00
Canister:
32/52
Film ID:
679.13
Issue Date:
30/06/1932

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