Hawker By-Plane In Flight AKA Hawker Biplane… 1937

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Unused / unissued material - no paperwork - dates unclear or unknown. 1937?

Various shots of Hawker Fury biplanes taking off and flying overhead. Some of the aircraft perform acrobatics / aerobatics over the airfield. The planes have markings of the RAF (Royal Air Force).

N.B. Unsure...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
59012
Sort Number:
UN 0154 B
Time in/Out:
01:46:08:00 / 01:47:27:00
Canister:
UN 154 B
Film ID:
586.09
Issue Date:
1937

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  • The planes seen here are, as the cataloguer surmises, RAF aircraft.

    They are all Hawker Fury models.

    jamied 23rd May 2012
  • Identifiable during the clip are Hawker Fury serial number K3740, and also number K2048.

    jamied 23rd May 2012
  • Thanks for the confirmation.

    British Pathé 14th Aug 2012

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