| A DRAMA OF REAL LIFE (TOLD IN NEWS PICTURES) Flying Ace Floyd Bennett gets out of a plane looking very ill; meanwhile Charles Lindbergh is on his way with an an | ||
|---|---|---|
| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5385 |
| Catalog #: | 55160 | |
| Clip Number: | 55160-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1500 | |
| Timecode: | 01:21:24 - 01:22:40 | |
| Location: | North America | |
| Year Shot: | 1928 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | HEALTH AND MEDICINE: Misc. LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: Misc OCCUPATIONS: Pilots PERSONALITIES: Lindbergh, Charles TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Record Flights | |
| Description: | A Drama of real Life (told in news pictures) - Famous Flying Ace Floyd Bennett, taken ill at Murray Bay, succumbs, despite another marvellous non-stop flight by Col. Lindbergh from New York with anti-pneumonia serum. Quebec, Canada. M/S of an aeroplane taxiing to a halt in a snowy field; a crowd are waiting. M/S as a man, presumably Floyd Bennett, is helped out of the plane; he looks very ill and clutches his head. New York, NY Charles Lindbergh putting on his parachute next to his plane and climbing into the cockpit. A box wrapped in brown paper is placed carefully behind his seat - this must be the anti-pneumonia serum. C/U of Lindbergh in the cockpit; M/S of the plane starting off. | |
WPA FILM LIBRARY
