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1931 AVIATION: C.W.A. Scott talks of his Australian record breaking flight.
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1:44Now PlayingDate: 1st January 1931
Location: BROOKLANDS, ENGLAND
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
ENGLAND: Brooklands:
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C.W.A. Scott (Aviator, seated in his de Havilland Comet plane SOT
- saying great satisfaction landing in this country / originally only intended to fly to Australia but then decided to fly back (in time of 10 days 19 hours) beating record
- talks of weather - coming east had extra two hours of daylight a day
High Angle shot of Scott, in cockpit, putting on his flying helmet PAN as plane taxis away to BV
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