| AIR PIONEER OF EMPIRE Vast crowds welcome Alan Cobham, arriving in Melbourne, having flown from London. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5350 |
| Catalog #: | 181357 | |
| Clip Number: | 181357-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1333 | |
| Timecode: | 01:01:44 - 01:04:48 | |
| Location: | Melbourne, Australia | |
| Year Shot: | 1926 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CROWDS: Misc. LOCATIONS/AUSTRALIA: Victoria, Melbourne TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Biplane | |
| Description: | Air Pioneer of Empire. Unparalleled scenes of enthusiasm as Alan Cobham arrives after his 13,000 mile flight from London. Melbourne, Australia L/S of aeroplane landing. As the plane lands on a field a vast crowd runs towards it. Scene looks chaotic; some of crowd almost get caught under wing of plane as it taxis. A policeman on a white horse tried to keep control. "Cheering, surging ... but quite unmanageable ... crowd of 150,000 swept away all 'official' reception arrangements". Various L/Ss of surging crowd, they almost engulf airplane. "A hundred hands tore the Wreath of Wattle into a thousand souvenirs after we had taken this shot ..." M/S of wreath of foliage on propeller of aeroplane, crowd can be seen surging in background - looks almost out of control. M/S of plane being pushed along by crowd. "... and indeed, the police and Air Force had difficult task to protect the de Havilland plane from over-eager enthusiasts". M/S of surging crowd. M/S of plane being pushed along. A man - Cobham - stands in cockpit holding a small child. C/U of Sir Alan Cobham talking with several men. | |
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