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1930 QUIRKY: World's first petrol-driven model aeroplane flown at Wimbledon
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1:09Now PlayingDate: 1st January 1930
Location: Unknown location
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: At Wimbledon, Others Try Flying in Miniature
ENGLAND: London: Wimbledon:
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Crowd of model aeroplane enthusiasts gathered together / Small child holding model aeroplane / Crowd holding model aeroplanes above their heads / GROUND TO AIR Model aeroplane flying along as hits ground / Model aeroplane enthusiasts filling tank of world's first petrol-driven model aeroplane / Propellors on model aircraft whirring round / General views of plane flying along / Crowd of enthusiasts holding model planes / Model aircraft enthusiasts preparing world's first petrol-driven model plane for flight
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