Cinema and British imperial civil aviation, 1919-1939

Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-131

  Pirie, Gordon H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

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EID: 38149060430     PISSN: 01439685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0143968032000091068     Document Type: Review

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