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For World's Air Speed Record 1928
Description
Full titles read: "For World's Air Speed Record - The man and the machine... Flight Lt. Kinkead and that "miracle of speed" the Supermarine Napier S.5."
Calshot, Hampshire.
M/S of a small seaplane, the Supermarine Napier S.5, being wheeled out of an aircraft hangar. A man, probably...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Sarah
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- sound
- Media URN:
- 33752
- Sort Number:
- G 1483
- Time in/Out:
- 01:48:15:00 / 01:50:44:00
- Canister:
- G 1483
- Film ID:
- 718.37
- Issue Date:
- 05/03/1928
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"Kinkead" is Samuel Kinkead.
He is seen in this clip preparing his Supermarine S.5, Serial Number 221. Sadly he was killed flying this very plane shortly after this film was taken, on 12 March 1928.