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Inventions Rise And Fall 1961
Description
Full title reads: "Hastings. Inventions Rise And Fall".
Hastings, East Sussex. Testing the Helipede - a man powered Helicopter.
SV of John Davies pedalling the Helipede he gets off and slows down the propellor with his hand. CU young teenagers laughing. CU of John Davies and Peter...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 53947
- Sort Number:
- 61/080
- Time in/Out:
- 01:11:01:00 / 01:12:19:00
- Canister:
- 61/80
- Film ID:
- 1738.09
- Issue Date:
- 05/10/1961
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