Captain Barnard and Mary du Caurroy Duchess of Bedford get ready to depart for India on wo...(1928)

GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Video Roll Title: Departure of Captain Barnard for India In the 1930s Lympne Aerodrome was the starting point for several long distance record flights, including a solo one to Cape Town by the aviatrix Amy Johnson in 1932, and also ones by her later-to-be husband Jim Mollison. Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: Milestones: Duchess of Bedford arrives at Lympne to accompany Captain Barnard and Mr Alliott on “India-and-back-in-8-days’ flight ENGLAND: Kent: Lympne: Mary du Caurroy, Duchess of Bedford alighting from plane, talking to Captain Barnard and Mr Alliott / Alliott and Barnard talking / Plane being prepared INTERTITLE: They took with them copies of Gaumont’s wonderful film record of 1928 Derby Holding copies of the film / Close up of film container / Passing film to aviators in plane / Monoplane G-EBTS (