Free Fall Parachuting

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

568

Date Released

11 Nov 1965

Date recorded

1 Oct 1965

Length of issue (in feet)

681

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Free Fall Parachuting

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

Pathe synopsis: Drop in on one of the highest flying routines that ever got off the ground. Join today’s sailors of the skies as they jump out at twelve thousand feet and spiral down a couple of miles before they jerk the ripcord! It’s the Red Devils - Britain’s ace free-fall paras - meeting up in mid-air with America’s Golden Knights sky-divers - passing a baton and holding hands at a hundred miles an hour. And it’s all seen from the lens of a crash-hat camera strapped tight to a Red Devil’s helmet as he plummets down snatching hair-raising pictures from the air. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime thrill to see the world stand on its head and watch these acrobats of the air floating freely - and eerily - in space.

Keywords

Displays; Aviation

Locations

Cornwall; Aldershot; England; Hampshire

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

Wilfrid Thomas

Length of story (in feet)

621

Story extras:

Film clip

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