Lincolnshire. Drill in the Air

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

826-2

Date Released

26 Jun 1927

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Unheralded Heroes!
2. 2Lincolnshire. Drill in the Air
3. 3Betty’s Progress
4. 4Royalty in Piccadilly
5. 5P of W at Pangbourne
6. 6The King’s ‘Private Gentlemen’
7. *Carnival Time in Coventry
8. *Glasgow Boy Scouts

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

[SUBTITLE]: "Remarkable display at Spittlegate, of close formation flying at over 100 mph in preparation for RAF Pageant." A line of biplanes on the ground with their engines running. Demonstration of formation flying. Close shot of a plane taking off, seen through the wings of another plane. Three planes flying in formation, taken from another plane. Long shot of three sets of planes flying in formation.

Keywords

Displays; Aviation; Military

Length of story (in feet)

64

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Film Archive

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British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

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