Yankee Clipper Arrives 1939

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Full titles read: "YANKEE CLIPPER ARRIVES"

L/S's of the large American flying boat the 'Yankee Clipper' high in the sky. L/S's of the aircraft landing off the coast of Southampton, Hampshire. Good M/S's of the plane. L/S's and M/S's of its pilot Harold Grey and giving a speech.

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
49947
Sort Number:
39/028
Time in/Out:
01:42:59:00 / 01:43:47:00
Canister:
39/28
Film ID:
993.32
Issue Date:
06/04/1939

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