Jules Verne's Prophecy Realised AKA Jules… 1925

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Item title reads - Jules Verne's prophecy realised? The Gloucester Napier number 3 - one of Britain's entries for Schneider Cup - does over 4 miles a minute in final tests before being sent to America, (USA, U.S.A.) Felixstowe, Suffolk.

M/S as the pilot climbs into the Gloucester Napier number...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
19806
Sort Number:
G 1226
Time in/Out:
01:54:04:00 / 01:59:23:00
Canister:
G 1226
Film ID:
420.28
Issue Date:
21/09/1925

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