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British Secretary of State for Air in Croydon, England, for launch of first air mail flight to Brisbane, Australia

Title card: "New air mail for Australia, Lord Londonderry opens new service to Brisbane which will cut 18 days from 30 formerly needed for mail delivery, Sir Kingsley Wood received letters for PO; stamps letter for Duke of Gloucester, 100,000 letters go on first trip of giant Benoist, Take-off (Later crashed in Iraq), Croydon, Airdrome, 12/8/1935" / small crowd in front of parked airplane in hangar / Lord Londonderry (7th Marquess of Londonderry, Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Secretary of State for Air) SOT: "We have reason to be proud of the service which we are setting in motion for the first time today" / shot of Londonderry and small crowd along with Minister in charge of General Post Office Sir Kingsley Wood, plane in fg / VS Wood stamping letters and putting them in mail bag / airplane being wheeled out of hangar / plane being rolled past camera / plane taking off / three air-to-air shots of plane in flight
Title card: "New air mail for Australia, Lord Londonderry opens new service to Brisbane which will cut 18 days from 30 formerly needed for mail delivery, Sir Kingsley Wood received letters for PO; stamps letter for Duke of Gloucester, 100,000 letters go on first trip of giant Benoist, Take-off (Later crashed in Iraq), Croydon, Airdrome, 12/8/1935" / small crowd in front of parked airplane in hangar / Lord Londonderry (7th Marquess of Londonderry, Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Secretary of State for Air) SOT: "We have reason to be proud of the service which we are setting in motion for the first time today" / shot of Londonderry and small crowd along with Minister in charge of General Post Office Sir Kingsley Wood, plane in fg / VS Wood stamping letters and putting them in mail bag / airplane being wheeled out of hangar / plane being rolled past camera / plane taking off / three air-to-air shots of plane in flight
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Credit:
Grinberg, Paramount, Pathe Newsreels
Editorial #:
2200250789
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
December 08, 1935
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License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
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Clip length:
00:01:18:16
Location:
United Kingdom
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr006373_04_01