The Flying Wing

The Flying Wing 1947

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Short Summary

Squadron Leader Franklin pilots tailless aircraft, the flying wing. Rugby, Warwickshire.
Description

Unissued / Unused material.

Test flight of the jet engined tailless aircraft - the flying wing. Baginton near Rugby, Warwickshire.

C/U Squadron Leader Franklin standing in front of the plane. M/S the nose of the plane. Various shots of the plane on the ground. M/S F. O. M. Sopwith, Chairman of Hawker-Siddeley, H. M. Woodham, Director of Armstrong Whitworth aircraft, Mr. Lloyd, designer of the tailless plane and Sir Ben Lockspieser, chief scientist of the Ministry of Supply.

C/U the plane on the ground. Various shots of it in flight. C/U the jet apparatus at the rear of the plane with two of the above mentioned officials warming their hands on it. C/U Franklin. M/S's the flying wing taking off. L/S the flying wing landing.

Cataloguer's note: cuts for story 'December Goes Out (aka Britain's Flying Wing)' in 47/102 on *PM1199*.
Tags
- jets
- aeroplanes
- Baginton
- Rugby
- Warwickshire
- Squadron
- Leader
- Franklin
- Sopwith
- Hawker
- Siddeley
- Woodham
- Armstrong
- Whitworth
- Lloyd
- inventions
Data

Film ID:

2204.24

Media URN:

64663

Group:

Unissued unused

Archive:

British Pathé

Issue Date:

Sound:

Mute

HD Format:

Available on request

Stock:

Black & White

Duration:

00:02:02:00

Time in/Out:

01:56:17:00 / 01:58:19:00

Canister:

UN 1876 C