Giant Liner Of The Skies Cuts (1926)

Full title reads: Giant Liner of the Skies for Cairo to Karachi Service. First pictures of wonderful De Havilland Hercules (3 450 h. p. Bristol Jupiter engines). Stag Lane Aerodrome, London. Panning shot of large passenger biplane. Panning M, S of biplane, one of the propellers is moving. M, S of tail fins. M, S of pilots in open cockpit, the front propeller is spinning. L, S of aeroplane taking off. Intertitle reads: She carries a collapsible boat in case of landing on the sea. M, S of two men in front of a grounded plane, they are emptying out an inflatable dinghy from a duffle bag and stretch it out for camera. The men then inflate the dinghy with a hand pump. The men get into the boat to demonstrate how it s to be used. Out takes, cuts start at 01:47:44. L, Ss of airborne aeroplane. We see it coming in to land. More shots aeroplane on ground. M, S of pilot posing in front of his plane. Otherwise similar to shots in edited bit of item. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH P