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1922 USA / DEFENCE: New landing device for military aircraft
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0:41Now PlayingDate: 7th February 1922
Location: U.S.A.
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Uncle Sam's New 'Violin' Halts Speeding Airplanes
USA:
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GV aerodrome, turntable area in foreground - structure, to which weight? attached at one side. Aircraft comes in to land and stope short on turntable area. TITLE: Uncle Sam's New "Violin" halts speeding airplanes...re strung turntable enables flying.
GV aircraft. Men lined up along it attending to it.
GV aircraft coming in to land on turnable. TITLE: The violin turntable was per..ted after 18 months experimenting - and the first official tests prove it's entire success.
CU Lieut. Pride. TITLE: Lieut. Pride, the pilot.
US Airforce / Biplanes / Aircraft
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