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Flying Race round Great Britain July 1911, Colinton
Unknown, 1911, Lantern slide, Press cutting
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Flying Race round Great Britain July 1911, Colinton
Flying Race round Great Britain July 1911, Colinton
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Title
The Flying Race round Great Britain July 1911, scenes from Colinton
Description
Images from Evening Dispatch of 23 July 1911 showing action on the previous day as the contestants reached Edinburgh.
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Unknown
Date
1911
Size
8.2 x 8.2 cm
Type
Lantern slide
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Press cutting
The Daily Mail Circuit of Britain air race was a British cross-country air race which took place from 1911 until 1914, with prizes donated by the Daily Mail newspaper. It was one of several races and awards offered by the paper between 1906 and 1925.
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