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"The Motor Cycle Of The Air" 1932
Description
Full title reads: "Hanworth, Middx. 'The Motor cycle of the Air' The £200 6 hp 'plane for 'Mr Everybody' - makes strikingly successful debut."
Hanworth, Middlesex.
Four men gather around the nose of a very small aircraft. They are discussing the importance of making flying as cheap...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 5294
- Sort Number:
- 32/096
- Time in/Out:
- 01:45:54:00 / 01:48:17:00
- Canister:
- 32/96
- Film ID:
- 689.34
- Issue Date:
- 01/12/1932
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