Hawker RAF Fighter Biplanes 1938

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

Air to air views of Hawker Hart Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter biplanes. The aircraft are made by the Hawker Company. There are a group of planes flying in formation. They come in to land but don't. (Some signs of decomposition)

Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
58067
Sort Number:
UN 0055 T
Time in/Out:
01:16:06:00 / 01:18:12:00
Canister:
UN 55 T
Film ID:
516.06
Issue Date:

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  • The aircraft seen at 01:40 is certainly a Hawker Hart, serial number J-9937. Attached is a nice photo of it back in the day....

    www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/vi
    ew/1930/untitled0 - 0253.html

    All of the craft look to be the same to me, so I'd say that they're probably all Hawker Hart models.

    jamied 23rd May 2012
  • Thanks. We really appreciate people commenting on these clips! They're a big help to us!

    British Pathé 14th Aug 2012

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