Queerest Craft Yet 1928

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Item title reads - Queerest craft yet! Inventor takes the air (and a chance) in novel kite-balloon airship. Germany.

M/S as the aeroplane, harnessed to the airship, is wheeled along the ground. M/S as a man starts the propellor. M/S of the giant airship. Various shots as it flies over buildings...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
35655
Sort Number:
G 1565
Time in/Out:
01:19:57:00 / 01:20:42:00
Canister:
G 1565
Film ID:
780.14
Issue Date:
20/12/1928

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