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From Clouds into Mersey. Mr Gadsby, the One-Legged Swimmer Drops 1,000 Feet by Parachute from Aeroplane

Series

Series Name
Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.
884
Date Released
11 Sep 1919
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1East and West. The Devotees of Mohammed Attend ‘Feast of Sacrifice’ at the Woking Mosque
  2. 2From Clouds into Mersey. Mr Gadsby, the One-Legged Swimmer Drops 1,000 Feet by Parachute from Aeroplane
  3. 3Polo Match on Donkeys in Miniature Display in Aid of Prince of Wales Hospital at Tottenham
  4. 4Scarborough Cricket Festival. Gentlemen Again Defeated by Players in Annual Fixture
  5. 5The Late Admiral Lord Chas Beresford
  6. 6Vive Alsace-Lorraine. President Poincare Bestows Legion of Honour upon Thalsbourg and Strasbourg

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
Bi-plane in flight. Aerial view over Mersey river. Parachute jump.
Keywords
Aviation; Stunts; Disabled persons
Library number GR
3242
Length of story (in feet)
45
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