To Africa And Back In 2 Days! 1930

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Full title reads: "To Africa and back in 2 days - Capt. C. D. Barnard in a Puss-Moth Monoplane flies from London to Tangier and back in 23 hours!!"

Presumably London.

A monoplane comes in to land at an airport. It comes to a halt on the tarmac and the pilot is greeted by journalists.

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
6446
Sort Number:
30/026
Time in/Out:
01:13:58:00 / 01:16:05:00
Canister:
30/26
Film ID:
723.09
Issue Date:
28/08/1930

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