Full title reads: "British Mails By French Plane At Marseilles en route to West Africa".
Marseilles, France.
Various shots of French flying boat - a Bleriot 5190 mailplane - taking off. (Quality of film is fairly poor - MD)
N.B. Item found in Unidentified Gazettes reel.
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Description
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Data
- Archive
- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- 1935 - 1937
- Sound:
- sound
- Media URN:
- 80541
- HD Format:
- Available on request
- Film ID:
- 2735.37
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Duration
- 00:00:49:00
- Time in/Out:
- 01:47:36:00 / 01:48:25:00
- Canister:
- UNI GAZ ROLL 35
- Sort Number:
- UNI GAZ 035
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Appears in...
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Stills
jamied says
The aircraft shown is a Bleriot 5190 mailplane, Reg. No. F-ANLE, named "Santos Dumont". It was the only aircraft of its type to reach full construction.
It was introduced in 1935 but was retired just 2 years later in June 1937, enabling you to reduce the clip's current date range of 1930-39.
British Pathé says
Thanks very much.