Vertical Flight Soon? 1923

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Item title reads - Vertical flight soon? M. Pescarra succeeds in putting up new record in his weird and wonderful helicopter. Paris, France.

L/S of a helicopter with lots of propellors and a metal frame. M/S of M. Pescarra sat in it, he is wearing a crash helmet. L/S as the propellors all spin...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
23713
Sort Number:
G 0981
Time in/Out:
01:14:35:00 / 01:15:23:00
Canister:
G 981
Film ID:
306.05
Issue Date:
21/05/1923

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  • "Pescarra" should read "Pescara". His full name was Raúl Pateras Pescara de Castelluccio, and he invented a number of helicopters in the 1920s.

    jamied 7th May 2012

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