Battle Cruiser of the Air. Trial of World’s Largest Single Engined Aeroplane at Brough

Series

Series Name
Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.
1401
Date Released
25 Aug 1924
Date Other
21 Aug 1924
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Gaumont Graphic Offers Its Respectful Congratulations to Her Royal Highness Princess Mary
  2. 2Heave and Strain. Wrestlers Compete for the Cornish Belts in the Championships of the West
  3. 3Motor Jumpers. Stunts by Enthusiasts at a Recent Motor Meet in the States
  4. 4Shrewsbury’s Jubilee Floral Fete
  5. 5Battle Cruiser of the Air. Trial of World’s Largest Single Engined Aeroplane at Brough

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
[SUBTITLE]: THIS 1,000hp BLACKBURN-NAPIER AEROPLANE WEIGHS, LOADED, OVER 9 TONS AND HAS A WINGSPAN OF 88’. LV hinged wing being fastened. LVs biplane, men standing in front of it in one shot. MLV bomb carriage (?) [2ND SUBTITLE]: COMPARE IT WITH LATHAM’S (ANTOINETTE) OF 1909 MLVs and LV plane with no wings. MLV Napier being pushed. LVs plane takes off and flies past camera several times.
Keywords
Aircraft
Locations
England; Brough
Written sources
Newsfilm Online   Used for alternative date
Library number GR
7833 neg 196ft
Length of story (in feet)
129
Story extras:
Film clip

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