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1948 The Wright borthers' plane Kittyhawk prepares to return to the USA
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0:26Now PlayingDate: 21st October 1948
Location: South Kensington
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Historic Plane Returns to America
ENGLAND: London: Kensington: National Museum of Science and Technology:
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AEROPLANES - AMERICAN American plane Kittyhawk, first plane to fly with the Wright Brothers being dismantled in South Kensington Museum to be shipped back to America. Library shot of the Wright brothers making first flight
KITTYHAWK - FIRST PLANE TO FLY Being dismantled in South Kensington Museum to be shipped across the Atlantic to America. Library shot of the Wright brothers. making first flight.
SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM Kittyhawk, plane flown by Wright Brothers getting dismantled to be shipped back to America
Aviation; United States of America
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