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Pick-A-Back Plane 1938
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Brief shots of the two pilots of the Short Mayo Composite Plane (aka the Pick-a-back Plane - a small seaplane mounted on a large one) being transported from their planes by boat. M/S of John Parker and Harold Piper standing on the quayside with the planes in the...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Sarah
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- sound
- Media URN:
- 16269
- Sort Number:
- 38/012
- Time in/Out:
- 01:35:32:00 / 01:36:08:00
- Canister:
- 38/12
- Film ID:
- 953.41
- Issue Date:
- 10/02/1938
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The aircraft is the Short Mayo Composite.
The test flight took place on 6 Feb 1938.
The two pilots chatting here are John Parker and Harold Piper.
SEE CLIP 955.48 FOR FOOTAGE OF THE ACTUAL FLIGHT.
SEE CLIP 933.45 FOR TEST FLIGHT OF THE LOWER HALF OF THE PLANE IN 1937.
Thanks!