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London to Manchester Race, 1910
Unknown, 1910, Lantern slide, Press cutting
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London to Manchester Race, 1910
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34713
Title
London to Manchester Race, 1910
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Unknown
Date
1910
Size
8.2 x 8.2 cm
Type
Lantern slide
;
Press cutting
The 1910 London to Manchester air race took place between two aviators, each of whom attempted to win a heavier-than-air powered flight challenge between London and Manchester first proposed by the Daily Mail newspaper in 1906. The £10,000 prize was won in April 1910 by Frenchman Louis Paulhan.
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