His Heroic Failure 1924

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Liverpool, Merseyside.

Title: "His Heroic Failure - Squadron-Leader A.S. MacLaren - who attempted the World Flight - arrives at Liverpool with his companions Lieut. W. N. Penderleith & Sergt. R. Andrews".

M/S of MacLaren, Penderleith and Andrews standing on the deck of an ocean liner....

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
24636
Sort Number:
G 1122
Time in/Out:
01:44:14:00 / 01:44:43:00
Canister:
G 1122
Film ID:
356.24
Issue Date:
25/09/1924

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