PLANE SHOT FROM SHIP REDUCES TRANS-ATLANTIC MAIL TIME BY 16 HOURS

Series

Series Name
Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Date Other
23 Aug 1928
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Summary
NfO synopsis: Mail plane launched from ship reduces Trans-Atlantic mail time (Le Havre to New York) by 16 hours
Keywords
Ships and boats; Aircraft; Transport; Postal services
Written sources
Newsfilm Online
Library number GR
13332
Length of story (in feet)
78
Story extras:
Film clip

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'PLANE SHOT FROM SHIP REDUCES TRANS-ATLANTIC MAIL TIME BY 16 HOURS', Gaumont Graphic, 23 Aug 1928. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/386052 (Accessed 23 Jun 2025)