Aerial Derby (1921)

Item title reads The Aerial Derby. J. H. James On Mars I, last to start and first back wins, flying at 163 miles an hour. Hendon, Greater London. Various shots as the starting flag is waved and the aeroplanes taxi. L, S as they take off and various shots at they fly. Alan Butler flies in a Bristol 29. Intertitle Mr. D. S. ForestierWalker had a narrow escape. M, S of a Sopwith Pup which has crashed nose down and is sticking out of the ground, people stand round it. M, S of the wheel and the wreckage, Dring Leslie ForestierWalker climbs out and shakes hands with Jimmy James. C, U as he smokes a cigarette and talks to someone off camera. The trophy is presented to the winner, Jimmy James, and the crowd applauds him. He then puts the trophy down to receive another one. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISI