United Kingdom - Ireland
Oct. 10, 1959 - Air patrol for new London - Birmingham Motorway. : The new London - Birmingham Motorway will be the first in Britain to be regularly patrolled from the air - when it is opened next month. The Automobile Association is to provide continuous breakdown service out the motorway - including air patrols by spotter aircraft. The planes will be in constant radio contact with an A.A. office at Broughton floyover near Newport Pagnall - and the pilots will be in radio touchwith a fleet of AA patrol vehicles Photo shows Looking on the new roadway near Newpost Pagnall - as one of the Spotter aircraft comes towards the camera
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13192788
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46933320
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5528px x 4437px
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Editorial Use Only - No Property or Model Releases. For any non-editorial use, please contact Mary Evans direct
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Keystone Pictures USA
