Mrs Roosevelt Names Largest Us Plane 1939

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Full titles read: "MRS ROOSEVELT NAMES LARGEST US PLANE"

L/S's of the enormous flying boat at Annogacia naval air base near Washington, District of Columbia. L/S of Mrs Roosevelt standing next to the large aeroplane holding a bottle of champagne she says, "it will take me a few minutes to break...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
19201
Sort Number:
39/023
Time in/Out:
01:43:26:00 / 01:44:15:00
Canister:
39/23
Film ID:
1003.48
Issue Date:
20/03/1939

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