Our Most Coveted Air Trophy 1932

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Full title reads: "Brooklands. Our most coveted Air Trophy. 46 pilots - two of them women - in machines of all sizes and speeds, compete in 1,000 mile race for the King's Cup - civil aviation's greatest honour.

Brooklands, Surrey.

A collection of aeroplanes (mostly biplanes) gathered...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
5147
Sort Number:
32/055
Time in/Out:
01:17:10:00 / 01:20:13:00
Canister:
32/55
Film ID:
683.15
Issue Date:
11/07/1932

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