The Winged Motorbike 1930

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Item title reads - "The winged motorbike." Pilot Crawford makes successful first flight on inexpensive motorised glider, anticipating we shall all use the air soon! California, America (USA, U.S.A.).

M/S as an engineer turns the propellor and the glider starts up, the camera pans across to...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
18871
Sort Number:
G 1690
Time in/Out:
01:56:36:00 / 01:58:18:00
Canister:
G 1690
Film ID:
818.28
Issue Date:
03/03/1930

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