RAF Practice with "Life Belts of Air"

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
258
Date Released
14 May 1934
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: RAF Practice With Parachutes. DESCRIPTION: Pilots at Henlow Training section learn to abandon machine by "Pull-off" Parachute method. SHOTLIST: Shots of the men being fitted with the parachutes. Close shot of man on ground showing the working of the ‘chute. Bi-planes taking off past camera. Flier on wing tip jumps off. Parachute floats to earth. Three formation of bi-planes in air. Aerial shot of parachutes in the air.
Keywords
Aviation; Military
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
2908
Length of story (in feet)
88
Story extras:
Film clip

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'RAF Practice with "Life Belts of Air"', British Movietone News Issue No. 258, 14 May 1934. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/4824 (Accessed 07 Apr 2026)