England-Australia Air Mail Arrives

Series

Series Name

British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

73

Date Released

22 Jun 1931

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Channel Conquered by Austrian Glider
2. 2Victims of French Sea Disaster Are Laid to Rest
3. 3England-Australia Air Mail Arrives
4. 4Texas Guinan Call Herself a "Sucker"

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: England-Australia Air Mail Arrives. DESCRIPTION: Kingsford Smith sets out from Sydney to rescue bags from plane which crashed at Koepang. Sub 1. Mail is finally delivered by Australian National Airways aeroplane. SHOTLIST: CU of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. Standing in front of plane engine. Plane on ground. Crew enter same. Plane taking off - ‘Southern Cross’ also in the air. Sub 1. The plane lands. People swarm round same and the mail is unloaded.

Keywords

Aviation; Postal services

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

1262

Length of story (in feet)

158

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