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'Balloon-jumping' tragedy.

British Newsreels, 1911-1930: Culture and Society on Film Available online

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
British Film Institute, owner.
Topical Film Co., production company.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Airplanes.
Death.
Extreme sports.
Hot air balloons.
Sports.
Stunt performers.
England--London.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (1 minute, 6 seconds)) : silent, black and white.
Place of Publication:
[Great Britain] : Topical Film Company, 1927.
Summary:
"Leading Aircraftsman Dobbs, the intrepid R.A.F. parachutist, killed at Stag-Lane Aerodrome after successful trials". Man (A.M. Dobbs) seen jumping hedges with the aid of a balloon, to which he is attached as to a parachute.
Notes:
Issue number: 811-2 ; Story number within issue: 4 of 6
Series: Topical Budget.
With intertitles.

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