Sir Alan And Lady Cobham 1927

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Item title reads: "Sir Alan & Lady Cobham - Leave in short All-Metal "Singapore" Flying-Boat for 20,000 miles aerial survey of Africa."

Rochester, Kent

M/S of Sir Alan and Lady Cobham, who wears ordinary dress, carrying a large bouquet. M/S seaplane takes off on the water, and is seen...

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Cataloguer:
Margaret
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
33514
Sort Number:
G 1452
Time in/Out:
01:31:03:00 / 01:32:00:00
Canister:
G 1452
Film ID:
706.22
Issue Date:
21/11/1927

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