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[RAF DEMONSTRATION 1930] [Allocated]
A civilian, presumably the inventor, describes the workings and advantages of the Westland Pterodactyl IV, a 'flying wing' aircraft beside him. A test pilot takes off in the Pterodactyl. As part of the air display a biplane, recreating the First World War, makes a 'balloon busting' attack on a tethered kite balloon, which bursts into flames. A woman's voice can be heard crying "Oh, look - Oh !" as…
Subject
- EFG1914
- Royal Air Force
- aircraft, British - R and D: Westland Pterodactyl
- combat [simulated], British air - anti-balloon
- aircraft, British - balloon: observation kite balloon
- ships, British naval - assistance: RAF rescue launch
- aircraft, British naval - seaplane: Supermarine Southampton
- aircraft, British naval - combat: Vickers Vildebeest & [R and D]
- Southampton area, Hampshire, England, UK
- World War I
- Air warfare
- World War I
Type of item
- motion pictures (visual works)
- Film
Subject
- EFG1914
- Royal Air Force
- aircraft, British - R and D: Westland Pterodactyl
- combat [simulated], British air - anti-balloon
- aircraft, British - balloon: observation kite balloon
- ships, British naval - assistance: RAF rescue launch
- aircraft, British naval - seaplane: Supermarine Southampton
- aircraft, British naval - combat: Vickers Vildebeest & [R and D]
- Southampton area, Hampshire, England, UK
- World War I
- Air warfare
- World War I
Type of item
- motion pictures (visual works)
- Film
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rights
- Imperial War Museums
Creation date
- 1930
- 1930
Places
- Southampton area, Hampshire, England, UK
- United Kingdom
- Southampton
- United Kingdom
- England
- Hampshire
- Southampton
- United Kingdom
- England
Provenance
- Imperial War Museums
Identifier
- IWM_863
- IWM_863
Is part of
- Europeana XX: Century of Change
Year
- 1930
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-03-31T08:55:30.727Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2021-10-20T12:49:15.528Z