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1937 FRANCE: 'Birdman' falls to death as parachute fails to open
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0:58Now PlayingDate: 29th April 1937
Location: PARIS, FRANCE
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: WINGS OF DEATH! 'BIRD MAN'S' FATAL FLIGHT Sensational pictures of Clem Sohn's death dive. Parachute failure ends 'Birdman's' spectacular career.
FRANCE: Paris:
Gen. view aerodrome and crowd. CU plane towards and past. Long view plane up. Long view air view machine rolling. Gen view machine flies upside down. CU pan machine flies upside down. CU Clem Sohn. Gen view plane starting off. Gen view crowd looking up. CU parachutist leaves plane. Gen view Clem Sohn dropping and hitting ground. Long view crowd rushing up. Semi view men attending to clem Sohn. CU Clem Sohn carried away on stretcher.
Disasters and Accidents; France; Personalities - Aviation
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