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The First Of Its Kind 1935
Description
Item title reads - First of its kind! Gyro-seaplane undergoes tests at Rochester.
Rochester, Kent.
M/S as the new Avro 671 Rota autogyro flying seaplane is pulled down the slipway into the water. Various shots as it sits on the river Medway then taxis off. M/S of it flying then coming...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Emma
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- sound
- Media URN:
- 11022
- Sort Number:
- 35/032
- Time in/Out:
- 01:44:59:00 / 01:45:49:00
- Canister:
- 35/32
- Film ID:
- 823.25
- Issue Date:
- 22/04/1935
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The aircraft seen here is an Avro 671 Rota autogyro, (Cierva C.30), serial number K4296.
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