Daredevil Parachutists - USA U.S.A. 1921

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Item title reads - Daredevil parachutists - USA (U.S.A.) Air pilots test new safety device. America.

A man has a parachute fitted, M/S as he is helped into an aeroplane. There are other men lying on the wings, and it takes off. L/S of the airmen on the wings, they jump off and the parachutes...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
22259
Sort Number:
G 0772
Time in/Out:
01:14:20:00 / 01:15:45:00
Canister:
G 772
Film ID:
234.14
Issue Date:
16/05/1921

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