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1920 Douheret's early helicopter
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0:32Now PlayingDate: 4th May 1920
Location: FRANCE?
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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SV M. Douheret wheels his strange machine into field. It has a rectangular base, with 6 wheels, two large, four small, at one end is a fin, at the top are two propellers going round and round.
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SV machine in centre of field, onlookers gathered round edges of field.
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MV, CU M. Douheret turns wheel at centre of structure.
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SVs M. Douheret sits down on base of structure, the structure appears to be moving backwards.
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