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1926 Parachute demonstrations at Henlow
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3:32Now PlayingDate: 11th October 1926
Location: ENGLAND, BEDFORD, HENLOW, AERODROME.
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: The Airman's Lifebuoy
ENGLAND: Bedfordshire: Henlow: Henlow Airfield:
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ENGLAND, BEDFORD, HENLOW, AERODROME.
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MV (interior) two men carefully folding parachute on long table
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SCU man carefully tying up knots in ropes folded into parachute
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LV aeroplane in the air and several parachutes PAN slowly falling down on to ground
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TITLE: Demonstration by volunteers prove the efficiency of the device.
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MV man helping parachutist to fit equipment on his back
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MLV man standing on aeroplane wing, holding end of wing, parachute opens, man jumps down
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GV AERIAL parachute down towards ground
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AIR TO AIR MLV man jumping from biplane and down towards ground, parachute opening
air views, aerials, parachute, airport, parachuting, aviation
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