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[Historic Flights] : [Vickers Aviation]

Item number (ISN):

444287

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1932

Item number (ISN):

444287

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE

Accession:

1967-0010

Media:

Film

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1932

Description:

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Compilation recording British achievement in the air with Vickers aircraft. Captain John Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown pose for the camera before taking off on their epic trans-atlantic flight in 1919. Cut to Vickets "Vimy" bomber taxiing slowly, rising. Ross and Keith Smith take off for the first flight from England to Australia in November 1919. They pose together and the aircraft is shown taxiing, rising slowly. In January 1920, S.S. Cockerell and F.C. Broome pose and board another Vimy, this time modified as an air liner. Cut to Vimy overflying the camera on its way to South Africa. In September 1931, flight Lieutenant J.N. Boothman, A.F.C. and Flight Lieutenant C.H. Stainforth demonstrate the International Schneider Trophy winner the Cikers Supermarine S.6B. The sleek aircraft is alunched down slipway, taxis, takes off and performs speed runs in the extreme distance. Final sequences on a Vickers Wildebeest torpedo plane being loaded with a dummy 45cm Whitehead torpedo, taking off from land, demonstrating torpedo-launching capabilities at speed and in slow motion as it flies by the camera ship. repeat of sequences with a float equipped aircraft. <10mn 30s>

Language:

Silent

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Vault ISN:

17649

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 8501-0019

Number of items:

1

Made from:

7910-0037

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

598107

Format:

FILM

Location number:

CFI-0596/A

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Technical description:

POS

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 8501-0019

Reproduction access:

with written permission of copyright owner : with permission of BFI

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