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Lucky 13!

Series

Series Name
Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.
933-1
Date Released
11 Jul 1929
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Lucky 13!
  2. 2Busy Brothers
  3. 3Prince George at Southend
  4. 4Duke of Gloucester
  5. 5Nippy Nautical Nippers
  6. 6Middlesex. Motorists Make Merry

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
[SUBTITLE]: "Capt. Kingsford Smith and Mr CP Ulm arrive at Croydon in the ‘Southern Cross’, having flown from Australia in 13 days." The monoplane ‘Southern Cross’ arriving at Croydon after a record coast-to-coast journey from Sydney, Australia. The monoplane comes in to land on the aerodrome. The crew alight and are greeted by friends.
Keywords
Aviation
Length of story (in feet)
71

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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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