Aerial Antarctic Discoveries

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

971-2

Date Released

7 Apr 1930

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1England - Champions!
2. 2Aerial Antarctic Discoveries
3. 3Marvels of Modern Transport
4. 42,000,000 Dollars Damage
5. 5Village Wedding of Earl’s Daughter

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

Sir George Hubert Wilkins and his pilot Carl Ben Eielson’s flight over Antarctica. Includes aerial shots over Antarctica.

Keywords

Aviation; Photography; Exploration and explorers

Length of story (in feet)

81

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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Phone

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Fax

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Address

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Notes

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