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Highest Flight Ever

Series

Series Name
British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.
28
Date Released
4 Jun 1931
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Joan of Arc Feted
  2. 2Betty Meets Defeat
  3. 3Highest Flight Ever
  4. 4Sky Fleets on Guard
  5. 5500,000 See Derby

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
Daring balloonists, Professor Piccard and Professor Kipfer, in Alpine village after making ten-mile altitude record. 1. Prof. Kipfer, companion of the Belgian scientist on amazing flight through space, explains their progress over the Alps.
Keywords
Aviation; Exploration and explorers
Locations
Gurgl
Library number
243

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Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
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Notes
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