Helicopter’s Maiden Flight. Designed by a French Engineer, This Machine Has Now Made a Successful Flight

Series

Series Name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

1048

Date Released

7 Apr 1921

Date Other

4 Apr 1921

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Tottenham Hotspur V Sunderland. Goalless Draw At White Hart Lane
2. 2Robert off Duty. 2nd Annual Cross Country Metropolitan Police Championship at Eltham
3. 3Comedy Football Match. Police V Licensed Victuallers at Plymouth in Aid of Unemployed
4. 4The Procession of Saint Devote at Monaco. Annual Pilgrimage to Spot Where the Saint was Saved from Shipwreck
5. 5Helicopter’s Maiden Flight. Designed by a French Engineer, This Machine Has Now Made a Successful Flight

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

Helicopter taking off and landing. M Oehmichen, who designed and piloted it.

Researcher Comments

At Valertigney, France.

Keywords

Aviation; Aircraft

Written sources

Newsfilm Online   Used for alternative date and additional comments

Library number GR

4613

Length of story (in feet)

46

Story extras:

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