Aerial ‘Safety First’

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

712-2

Date Released

20 Apr 1925

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Epic of R33
2. 2Aerial ‘Safety First’
3. 3Hammer and Tongs
4. *Skelmorlie Reservoir Disaster

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

[SUBTITLE]: "Also the day before R33’s escape, the Dutchman, Mr Fokker, shows Sir Sefton Brancker how to reduce flying risks by 50 per cent. "He carried ten passengers". "No Nose Dive! Mr Fokker holds his machinery stationary in mid-air"." Aerial safety stunts performed at Croydon. With M Fokker.

Keywords

Aviation; Military

Length of story (in feet)

108

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Notes

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