• Short Summary

    Film about a new fast opening parachute.

  • Description

    Note: Location of the event are unknown.

    Full titles read: "QUICK SAVERS."

    L/S's of a man wearing the new type of parachute on an airfield next to an aeroplane. The narrator says that the parachute will open within less than 30 ft. of leaving the aircraft. C/U of a man packing the chute into the back of the rucksack. Aerial shot of the man jumping out of the plane and the parachute opening almost immediately. M/S of the chute on the ground and C/U's of the metal strips inside the chute that "ensure speedy opening."

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    1098.21
    Media URN:
    38294
    Group:
    Pathetones
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    02/07/1934
    Sound:
    Sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:00:58:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:38:36:00 / 01:39:34:00
    Canister:
    PT 223

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