| FIRST ATLANTIC AIRWOMAN Thea Rasche sets off on a flight in her biplane. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5368 |
| Catalog #: | 242120 | |
| Clip Number: | 242120-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1415 | |
| Timecode: | 01:41:23 - 01:42:30 | |
| Location: | Croydon, London | |
| Year Shot: | 1927 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEHAVIOR, HUMAN: Gender roles LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London OCCUPATIONS: Pilots OCCUPATIONS: Women TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Biplane TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Record Flights | |
| Description: | Fraulein Thea Rauche, German girl aviator, hopes to emulate Lindbergh's epic flight. Croydon, London M/S side view of a biplane. C/U of a monkey toy, as a mascot on the wing strut. C/U of the pilot's name painted on he rear of the fuselage. A lady pilot, wearing a flying helmet, talks and laughs with a man and woman. she clambers aboard the biplane, and sits in the open cockpit. She signs autographs before taxiing away. | |
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