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  1. New Sikorsky Helicopter

    Date released
    14 Jan 1943
    Series name
    Gaumont British News
    Issue no
    942
    NoS ID
    063345
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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  2. USA Helicopter Record

    Date released
    13 Sep 1954
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1319
    NoS ID
    019518
    Story no
    9 / 11

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Usa Helicopter Record. DESCRIPTION: A helicopter built by Sikorsky Aircraft Company has set up a new record of 156 miles an hour. SHOTLIST: CU of the rotary blades spinning. Shots of...

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  3. Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Helicopter Record

    Date released
    23 Jun 1941
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    629
    NoS ID
    011752
    Story no
    5 / 7

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Helicopter Record. DESCRIPTION: Igor Sikorsky keeps his latest helicopter aloft for a record one hour, thirty-two minutes, thirty seconds. SHOTLIST: In a helicopter of his own...

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  4. News in Brief: CD Helicopter

    Date released
    19 Sep 1955
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1372
    NoS ID
    020365
    Story no
    3 / 8

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Civil Defence Helicopter. DESCRIPTION: On charter from BEA a Westland Sikorsky Whirlwind has joined up with Civil Defence. The inauguration ceremony took place at South Bank and was...

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  5. Picture Paragraphs from the World News: New Type Helicopter

    Date released
    20 Jun 1940
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    40/50
    NoS ID
    098033
    Story no
    3 / 7
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    New Sikorsky helicopter being test flown.

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  6. Trans-Atlantic Plane Disaster

    Date released
    23 Sep 1926
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    1331; Super Issue No.: 26/76
    NoS ID
    085403
    Story no
    2 / 9
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Giant 14 tons Sikorsky aeroplane (seen at final trials) piloted by French ace, Captain Fonck, crashes in flames soon after taking off.

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  7. U-Boat Killer

    Date released
    14 Jun 1943
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    43/47
    NoS ID
    099996
    Story no
    2 / 3
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    A converted merchant ship becomes in a sense an aircraft carrier for helicopters, when a Sikorsky helicopter shows how it can land and take off from its special flight deck. The idea is to load the...

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  8. Atlantic Helicopter Service

    Date released
    4 Aug 1952
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1209
    NoS ID
    017958
    Story no
    2 / 5

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Helicopters Fly Atlantic. DESCRIPTION: The first helicopters ever to fly the Atlantic were the Hopalong and the Whirlaway - American Sikorsky S-55 machines. The route taken was from...

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  9. Giant Helicopter

    Date released
    25 Jan 1954
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1286
    NoS ID
    019004
    Story no
    3 / 8

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Giant Helicopter. DESCRIPTION: At the Sikorsky Aircraft field in Connecticut, a new American helicopter, the XHR 2 S, shows what a load it can carry - twenty-six fully equipped men,...

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  10. Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Commonwealth Commentary: England - Helicopter Lands on Horse Guards Parade

    Date released
    23 Jun 1947
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    942
    NoS ID
    014502
    Story no
    7 / 8

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: First Helicopter to Land in London. DESCRIPTION: The first helicopter touch down ever made in the heart of London. SHOTLIST: KS Over camera shot of Westland Sikorsky helicopter coming...

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