Aerial Daredevils 1921

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Item title reads - Aerial daredevils - Pathe cameraman secures pictures of most amazing air stunts performed as yet.

M/S of an aeroplane going in circles and spiralling down and back up again. M/S of the man sat on the middle of the wings. Various shots of the aeroplane with the man on top....

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
22070
Sort Number:
G 0735
Time in/Out:
01:16:13:00 / 01:18:28:00
Canister:
G 735
Film ID:
226.13
Issue Date:
06/01/1921

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British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
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