The Giant Plane 1931

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(Pathetone main titles.)
Full titles read: "The Giant. Meet the newest Sikorsky Amphibian 'Plane... four engines of over 2,000 h.p. - net weight (without wrapper) 17 tons."

United States of America (USA).

M/S of a huge seaplane with four big propellors across the top standing outside...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
37049
Sort Number:
PT 081
Time in/Out:
01:33:58:00 / 01:35:30:00
Canister:
PT 081
Film ID:
1040.14
Issue Date:
12/10/1931

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  • "A man with a South American accent (could be Sikorsky?)" - this is indeed Igor Sikorsky, but he's Russian!

    The plane he's describing is the Sikorsky S-40 amphibious flying boat, one of only 3 ever built.

    jamied 3rd May 2012
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    British Pathé 23rd May 2012
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