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  • Short Summary

    4 Italian bombers land at Croydon Aerodrome on "Showing the Flag" mission.

  • Description

    Item title reads - Air visitors. 4 Italian service bombing aeroplanes arrive on "Showing the Flag" mission. Croydon Aerodrome.

    M/S of one of the aeroplanes taxiing across the airfield towards the camera. L/S of people waving as the aeroplane taxis past, the camera follows it to show the others parked in a row. M/S as military officers and pilots walk along. M/S of them posing together in front of the aeroplane, the camera pans across them.

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    Film ID:
    406.27
    Media URN:
    19520
    Group:
    Pathe newsreels
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    18/06/1925
    Sound:
    Silent
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:01:12:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:43:37:00 / 01:44:49:00
    Canister:
    G 1199

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  1. Unknown user says

    The event reported upon here took place on 16 June 1925.

    "one of the aeroplanes taxiing" - it's a Fiat B.R.1, (as are the other 3 planes).

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  2. Unknown user says

    "M/S of them posing together in front of the aeroplane" - amongst the Italians seen are Captain Francesco Brack-Papa, Captain Arturo Ferrarin, and the Italian Air Attache Major Silvio Scaroni.

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