New York - Paris Non-Stop! 1927

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Description

Item title reads: "C. Chamberlain and B. Acosta make 31 hour continuous flight in preliminary try-out in New York,-Paris non-stop."

C/U shots of the faces of the two airmen. One gets into the aircraft. C/U of the propeller and the engine mounting.

Data

Cataloguer:
Margaret
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
32886
Sort Number:
G 1391
Time in/Out:
01:04:52:00 / 01:05:46:00
Canister:
G 1391
Film ID:
678.04
Issue Date:
21/04/1927

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