Old Aviation Novel Aeroplane (1910 1929)

Old Aviation. Titles read: Southampton Novel Aeroplane. Beardmore s Typhoon 1, first aeroplane to be fitted with inverted petrol engine successfully tried Hampshire. Shot of front of plane w, propeller spinning. CU engine. Plane taking off. Flying past. Skydiver Captain Spencer tests out Colonel Holt s new triple parachute. Opens w, shot of men helping Spencer put on parachute. He climbs into plane s back seat; a man hands him a package. CU Spencer. Plane begins to taxi. Tracking shot from another plane of aeroplane in flight. Spencer climbs out on the side and jumps off; turning head downward. Parachutes begin to open. Some nice tracking shots of the parachute being blown fast; fields buildings below. Looking down at Spencer landing. MS Holt; Spencer and Captain Barnard; the pilot pose by aeroplane. CU Spencer, smoking a wellearned cigarette. Titles: Stag Lane Aerodrome. The Salvator. Air Ministry Officials see demonstration of Parachute in use in Italian Air