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Series

Series Name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

1398

Date Released

14 Aug 1924

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Grouse Shooting Begins - First Birds from the Yorkshire Moors Arrive for West End Dinner Tables
• 2. Begin Young - Promising Juvenile Players at the Children’s Tennis Tournament at Frinton
• 3. Speedsters on the Sands - Going All Out on the Golden Foreshore at Birkdale
• 4. British Cadets in Paris - After Touring the Battlefields Pay Homage to France’s Unknown Warrior
• 5. Round Britain Air Race. Early Morning Start from Martlesham Heath (Ipswich) for King’s Cup

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MLV biplane. [SUBTITLE]: MR FRANK COURTNEY, THE FAVOURITE. MLV man lowers himself into cockpit. LV pan planes taking off (biplanes). [2ND SUBTITLE]: AFTER OVER 7 HOURS IN THE AIR, THE FINISH AT LEE-ON-SOLENT. LV pan biplane flying. MV man filling in board. LV pans biplanes. SCU man’s head, takes off helmet. MV man shaking hands with woman.

Keywords

Competitions; Aircraft

Locations

England; Ipswich

Library number GR

7802

Length of story (in feet)

107

Story extras:

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Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

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Phone

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Address

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Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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