Unknown Distant Plane 1910-1920

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Description

Location of events unknown / unclear.

LS's of aeroplane flying high in sky.

Data

Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
77423
Sort Number:
ON 455 F
Time in/Out:
01:51:39:00 / 01:52:22:00
Canister:
ON 455 F
Film ID:
2474.29
Issue Date:
1910 - 1920

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  • Looks to me very much like a Bleriot monoplane. The fact that a camera was on hand, and the 'rush' of people towards it (to see it land?) points to an event of some importance.

    Hayling_Billy 11th Dec 2012

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