On Scene Of World's First Flight 1928

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Item title reads - On scene of world's first flight. World Air Conference delegates inaugurate memorial to brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright on Kill Devil Hill. America, (USA, U.S.A.).

M/S as doves (?) are released from behind the stone marking the first flight. One delegate stands next to...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
35511
Sort Number:
G 1568
Time in/Out:
01:42:11:00 / 01:42:32:00
Canister:
G 1568
Film ID:
772.26
Issue Date:
31/12/1928

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