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1938 Air Force: Wellesley bombers' break long-distance flight record to Australia
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0:33Now PlayingDate: 7th November 1938
Location: EGYPT / AUSTRALIA
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: RAF Long Distance Flight
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EGYPT / AUSTRALIA
Crew along to Wellesley bomber aeroplane: plane takes off: Air Views / Aerials of planes in flight, Port Darwin airport: Shot of monument for first flight from England in 1919 - used when Wellesley Bombers break world's long distance record.
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