| US WORLD FLIERS HERE American pilots attempting to fly around the world land in Croydon. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5258 |
| Catalog #: | 100996 | |
| Clip Number: | 100996-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1104 | |
| Timecode: | 01:23:17 - 01:25:03 | |
| Location: | Croydon, London. | |
| Year Shot: | 1924 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CROWDS: Misc. LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London OCCUPATIONS: Pilots TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Record Flights | |
| Description: | U.S. WORLD FLIERS ... HERE. Air Ministry Officials and large crowd of Anglo-Americans greet Americans on arrival. Croydon, London. L/S of a biplane coming into land on a field. M/S of a crowd of people rushing to greet the American World Fliers pilots as the plane comes to a halt, in the background another plane lands. M/S, looking over the heads of the crowd, of the pilots leaning out of the cockpit to shake hands with various well-wishers. C/U of the pilots standing on the wings bending down to shake the hands of people in the crowd. M/S of the three biplanes with crowds of well-wishers around them. Panning C/U of a line of pilots relaxing and smoking beside an airplane. "Mrs. Maclaren ... wife of Britain's World Flier, was present to greet them". C/U of Mrs. M. shaking hands with pilots beside the plane. "In July, the U.S. World Fliers ... their journey nearly accomplished ... landed at Croydon". M/S of a biplane taxiing slowly through a crowd. M/S of the pilots getting out of the cockpit to shake hands with their supporters. | |
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