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Bedfordshire : safety first!

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.
Biplanes.
Parachutes.
England--Bedfordshire.
Great Britain. Royal Air Force.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (1 minute, 41 seconds)) : silent, black and white.
Place of Publication:
[Great Britain] : Topical Film Company, [between 1911 and 1930]
Summary:
"Bedfordshire. Safety First! Latest life-saving parachute now fitted to all Royal Air Force machines" (6). Two men in a room folding and assembling a parachute (22). In a field an officer helps the parachutist to strap on the parachute pack (30). LS parachutist getting into a bi-plane; ground crew make safety adjustments (53). The aeroplane in flight; ELS parachutist standing on the wing; closer view of parachutist; he releases the parachute and jumps; parachute opens (63). The parachute descending over fields filmed from aircraft (78). The aeroplane in flight, no. J7184.
Notes:
Issue number: Unknown.
Series: Topical Budget.
With intertitles.

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