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Britain's Giant Flying Boat.

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):
Boats and boating.
Crowds.
Engineering.
Ocean.
Seaplanes.
England--East Riding of Yorkshire.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (1 minute, 14 seconds)) : silent, black and white.
Place of Publication:
[Great Britain] : Topical Film Company, 1929.
Summary:
"'Iris III' largest all-metal seaplane takes to air and water for first time at Brough." Shots of the craft, with a triple propeller system; launching it into the water - a crowd on the pier and a small boat waiting; starting the engine; take off from the sea.
Notes:
Issue number: 952-2 ; Story number within issue: 3 of 6
Series: Topical Budget.
With intertitles.

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