1928 TRANSPORT: Aviation: Auto-giro (Windmill plane) in Channel flight
February 26, 2026
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0:48Now Playing1928 TRANSPORT: Aviation: Auto-giro (Windmill plane) in Channel flight
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as posted by the channelDate: 20th September 1928
Location: England, United Kingdom
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: EMPIRE NEWS NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Whirling over the Channel
ENGLAND: Surrey: Croydon:
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Senor de Cierva (Aviator) posing beside auto-giro
Auto-giro preparing for flight
Auto-giro taking off and along in sky
'The flying windmill' as seen from the accompanying Air Union liner.
AIR TO AIR Auto-giro flying (with Air Union Liner seen in foreground)
AIR TO AIR Auto-giro flying
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