Air Battle Cruiser (1924)
Brough, Nr. Hull, Yorkshire. Title: FIRST AIR BATTLE CRUISER. Successful trials of 1000 hp. Blackburn Napier Battleplane the largest single engined Aeroplane in the World. M, S of a group of men manoeuvring a gigantic biplane wing into position. L, S of the large biplane parked in front of an aircraft hangar. Panning shot of the aeroplane taken from the side. M, S of a man sheltering from the heavy rain under one of the wings. L, S of the battle cruiser taking off. Various L, Ss of the biplane swooping over scenic countryside. L, S of the plane taxiing across a field. M, S of a man leaping out of the side of the stationary plane onto the runway. C, U of the man probably the pilot in front of the plane. More shots of the plane flying over the airfield and meadows. M, S of twenty or so men sheltering under the wing of the parked plane, highlighting the planes enormity. M, S of the plane landing. M, S of the men wheeling the biplane out of the hangar, a tarpaulin from the cockpit. Va
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