Two Great Flight Adventures 1927

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Item title reads: " To great flight adventures. Disaster narrowly averted during 'take off' of Ft.Lts Carr and Gillman's 6 1/2 ton Hawker-Horsley, as it leaves for India non-stop flight.

Almost simultaneously Capt. Charles Lindbergh - nicknamed 'The Flying Fool' left on his lonely flight across...

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Cataloguer:
Margaret
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
33011
Sort Number:
G 1400
Time in/Out:
01:50:48:00 / 01:52:28:00
Canister:
G 1400
Film ID:
682.34
Issue Date:
23/05/1927

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  • "Flt Lt Carr" is Charles R Carr DFC.

    "Flt Lt Gillman" is Leonard Gillman.

    Their plane took off on Friday 20 May 1927.

    "Capt Lindbergh" is Capt Charles Lindbergh. his flight too took off on 20 May 1927.

    jamied 1st May 2012
  • Thanks. We've updated the tags.

    British Pathé 22nd May 2012

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