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Chavez Tries To Cross Simplon By Aeroplane… 1910
Description
Title reads: "Brigue, 19th September. Chavez on his monoplane tries in vain to cross the Simplon".
Simplon Pass, the Alps, connecting Brigue, Switzerland and Iselle, Italy.
Aeroplane flying over pine-covered mountains, heading upwards into fog or clouds, unfortunately it seems to...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Cheri
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- sound
- Media URN:
- 76996
- Sort Number:
- ON 383 H
- Time in/Out:
- 01:07:45:00 / 01:08:25:00
- Canister:
- ON 383 H
- Film ID:
- 2450.07
- Issue Date:
- 1910
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"Chavez" is Jorge Chavez Dartnell.
Note that "Brigue" is now called Brig.
The end of the film congratulates Chavez on his crossing of The Alps on 23 September 1910. What it fails to say is that Chavez crash-landed heavily at the end of the flight, and tragically died of his injuries 4 days later.
Thanks. Really interesting.
"Weymann" is Charles Weymann.
Thanks.