Round The World In 186 Hours! 1933

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Sound starts first.

Full title reads: "New York. Round the world in 186 hours. Thousands give Mr Wiley Post a wild welcome on his arrival, after beating his own record by over 21 hours."

New York, United States of America (USA).

Dark shots as Aviator Wiley Post's monoplane...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
6548
Sort Number:
33/063
Time in/Out:
01:04:16:00 / 01:04:56:00
Canister:
33/63
Film ID:
729.04
Issue Date:
07/08/1933

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