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AND HATS OFF TO OUR OWN RECORD BREAKER AMY MOLLISON
1936
1936-01-01
DetailsOriginal Format: 35mm Colour: Black & White Sound: Sound Duration: 1 min 40 secs
Subject: CELEBRATIONS / CEREMONIES TRANSPORT
Summary This is a Gaumont British News film of Amy Mollison (nee Johnson) arriving at Croydon airfield on 18th May, 1936. She has just returned from her record breaking flight to Cape Town, South Africa.
Description This is a Gaumont British News film of Amy Mollison (nee Johnson) arriving at Croydon airfield on 18th May, 1936. She has just returned from her record breaking flight to Cape Town, South Africa.
A large crowd waits behind the rope barriers and up the stairs of the airfield terminal as Amy Mollison’s plane comes into view over the roof of Wright repairers. The plane lands on the ground. Amy Mollison, wearing a dress, makes a speech to the crowd. She apologises for being a day late, and thanks those who have come to greet her.
