| QUICK SAVERS Film about a new fast opening parachute. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7259 |
| Catalog #: | 251770 | |
| Clip Number: | 251770-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 223 | |
| Timecode: | 01:22:49 - 01:23:50 | |
| Location: | USA | |
| Year Shot: | 1934 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INVENTIONS: Safety LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Parachuting / Skydiving | |
| Description: | QUICK SAVERS L/S's of a man wearing the new type of parachute on an airfield next to an aeroplane. The narrator says that the parachute will open within less than 30 ft. of leaving the aircraft. C/U of a man packing the chute into the back of the rucksack. Aerial shot of the man jumping out of the plane and the parachute opening almost immediately. M/S of the chute on the ground and C/U's of the metal strips inside the chute that "ensure speedy opening." | |
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