Londons Air Defenses Aka Londons Air Defences (1923)

Item title reads London s air defences. How an air raid would be met today by the Territorial antiaircraft Defence Brigade. HolmeNextSea. L, S of antiaircraft guns in a field with soldiers round them. M, S of what is possibly a warning siren, soldiers move it round. M, S of a soldier on the ground speaking into a field telephone, M, S of an aeroplane in the sky. M, S as they man the gun and turn it round, they aim it into the sky. M, S of the aeroplane again, various shots of it from another aeroplane. M, S of men on the ground working with bits of equipment, the camera pans across to more soldiers, one shouts through a megaphone. M, S of soldiers manning the gun, they load it up with ammunition, an officer gives instructions. M, S as they fire the gun and reload. M, S of the aeroplane flying, M, S of a man looking through binoculars. M, S of a man on the floor with the telephone. Note: the latter part of this item appears to be cuts. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE