BY AIR TO INDIA [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: BY AIR TO INDIA [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: MGH 4531
  • Other titles: AMATEUR FILM BY COLONEL ALEXANDER SIMSON [Alternative Title]
  • Summary: Untitled amateur film, shot by Royal Army Medical Corps doctor Colonel Alexander Simson (1894-1980), shows part of flight in Imperial Airways Handley Page Hannibal passenger plane named Hengist (AAXE) over Middle East, landing for refuelling in desert, and view of Transjordan Frontier Force troops.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: AMATEUR FILM BY COLONEL ALEXANDER SIMSON [Alternative Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: MGH 4531
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (MGH 4531)
  • Featured Period:
  • Production Date: 1935
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Simson, Alexander Macdonald (Colonel) (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: English Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 77 ft; Running time: 4 mins (16 fps)
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