Rubber Floats Through The Air 1940

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Titles read: "RUBBER FLOATS THROUGH THE AIR".

Long Island, United States of America.

Various shots of a single-engine light monoplane with rubber floats filled with air at the base sitting on an ice-covered lake. It was designed by American explorer Ashley McKinley for taking off from...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
41508
Sort Number:
PT 521
Time in/Out:
01:12:25:00 / 01:13:30:00
Canister:
PT 521
Film ID:
1200.06
Issue Date:
25/03/1940

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