| FRENCH FLIERS WIN $25,000 AIR PRIZE French aviators, Costes and Bellonte get a fine greeting when they land in Texas. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7545 |
| Catalog #: | 182970 | |
| Clip Number: | 182970-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 60 G | |
| Timecode: | 01:13:16 - 01:13:53 | |
| Location: | Dallas, Texas, United States of America. | |
| Year Shot: | 1930 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CROWDS: Misc. LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Texas, Dallas OCCUPATIONS: Pilots TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Record Flights | |
| Description: | FRENCH FLIERS WIN $25,000 AIR PRIZE French aviators, Costes and Bellonte get a fine greeting when they land in Texas. "French Fliers Win $25,000 Air Prize. Dallas, Tex. - Costes and Bellonte complete first one-stop flight from Paris for rich reward." Dallas, Texas, United States of America. French aviators Costes and Bellonte land their biplane in Texas. They have won a prize for flying from Europe to Texas, with only one stop over in New York. The plane is greeted by crowds as it lands (it has a Question Mark '?' painted on the side). The pilots climb out and are lifted shoulder high by the cheering crowd. The famous French airmen Dieudone Costes and Maurice Bellonte made record breaking flights in the late 1920s and early 1930s. | |
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