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1934 ENGLAND: All the King's aeroplanes . Everybody looks up. Record crowds see thrill-packed
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1:25Now PlayingDate: 2nd July 1934
Location: HENDON, ENGLAND
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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Hendon, England: Gen. view pan. of Airdrome showing massed cars & planes lined up in field. Air view of crowd and field. Back view of bombing plane away from camera. Semi view of bombing plane and pan. of bomb fall to ground and exploding amid skittles. CU. of plane and pan. of 2 bombs dropping and exploding amid skittles. Semi view of crowd looking up. Long view of 5 planes making smoke screen. Long view of three planes looping and making smoke screen. Gen. view 5 planes make smoke screen and pattern. Long view of fort. Long view of planes and balloons. Long view of anti air craft guns firing. Semi view of Explosion in fort and Long view of Explosion and fort burning.
Sound Effects: Off-stage voice describes Air Pageant. Loud noise of firing and of bombs exploding. Gen. noise of planes engines...
Airforce - Display; Great Britain
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