December Goes Out AKA Britain's Flying Wing 1947

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Full title reads: "December Goes Out"

Britain's flying wing prepares for first public take off. Interview with the pilot.

Bittisfield.

MS the De Havilland flying wing plane taxis across the airfield and seen in flight.(nat sound of it in flight)

MS Crowd below looking...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
41497
Sort Number:
47/102
Time in/Out:
01:44:09:00 / 01:45:31:00
Canister:
47/102
Film ID:
1199.37
Issue Date:
22/12/1947

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0:010:020:030:04

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  • There are a couple of significant errors with this shots list......

    Firstly, despite the commentator, the location is not Bittisfield, but Bitteswell.

    Secondly the aircraft isn't (as currently described) a de Havilland, it's an Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52.

    A magazine report from the era, confirming both those facts, can be seen here........

    www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1947/1947 - 2212.html

    A full description of the aircraft is here....

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AW52

    "Squadron Leader Franklin" is Eric Franklin.

    The display filmed here took place on 16 December 1947.



    jamied 6th Jun 2012
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  • Further footage of this event can be seen in clip 2204.24.

    jamied 6th Jun 2012
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