Rome - Amsterdam - Londonderry - Iceland… 1933

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Full title reads: "Rome - Amsterdam - Londonderry - Iceland - Montreal - Chicago! The Intrepid General Balbo and his 'air armada' - all bachelors - all volunteers - embark on the most spectacular adventure in history of aviation."

Rome, Italy.

General / Marshal Italo Balbo walks out...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
6532
Sort Number:
33/054
Time in/Out:
01:38:21:00 / 01:40:56:00
Canister:
33/54
Film ID:
727.23
Issue Date:
06/07/1933

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0:010:020:030:04

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