To The Cape And Back In 19 Days 1930

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Item title reads - To the Cape and back in 19 days. 64 Year old Duchess of Bedford leaves in her famous Fokker (in which she flew to India and back) piloted by Captain Charles D. Barnard. Lympne, Kent.

M/S of the aeroplane, M/S of Captain Barnard stood with another man in front of the aeroplane...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
18950
Sort Number:
G 1701
Time in/Out:
01:23:20:00 / 01:24:47:00
Canister:
G 1701
Film ID:
824.16
Issue Date:
10/04/1930

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