The Great Round Britain Air Race

Series

Series Name

Daily Sketch Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

577-1

Date Released

14 Sep 1922

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Twisting the Twists
2. 2Honour for London RNVR
3. 3The Great Round Britain Air Race
4. 4Queen’s New Degree
5. 5Fireman’s 90 Feet Perch

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

The King’s Cup air race round Britain (Croydon-Glasgow-Croydon), with Captain FL Barnard the winner.

Keywords

Sport; Aviation

Footage sources

Aerophoto

Credits:

Camera

Frank W. Purnell

Camera

Frederick Ling Wilson

Camera

Gerald Somers

Length of story (in feet)

130

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Address

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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