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A Test of Faith

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
1244
Date Released
23 Nov 1925
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Xmas is Coming
  2. 2Cymru Am Byth
  3. 3A Test of Faith
  4. 4The Navy’s Last Tribute
  5. 5The "Errand Boys’ Derby"
  6. 6... A Thousand Claims to Reverence Close in Her as Mother, Wife and Queen (Tennyson - Adapted)

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
Captain Spencer proves his belief in Colonel HS Holt’s triple parachute by diving head first from aeroplane 1,500 feet up and lands as lightly as a bird. Watch him jump. Colonel Holt - inventor - Captain Spencer - parachutist - Captain Barnard, pilot.
Keywords
Aviation
Locations
Stag Lane Aerodrome
Story extras:
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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