Our Most Coveted Air Trophy
Series
- Series Name
- Pathe Super Sound Gazette
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 7
- Summary
- Forty pilots, including four women, all amateurs, have had bad weather in 1,000 mile race for ‘The King’s Cup’. Flying Officer ECT Edwards, in a Blackburn-Bluebird was the winner. 21 finished! [Cameraman: Gemmell. 242 ft] Now let us show you - as we, alone among the newsreels can - the first air race round Britain, held exactly 20 years ago to the very day! Thus enabling you to see aviation’s marvellous progress and join the Pathe Gazette in paying its tribute to those great pioneers. [Cameraman for second and 3rd sections: Henderson. 140 ft]
- Keywords
- Sport; Aviation; Newsreels
- Locations
- Heston Aerodrome
- Length of story (in feet)
- 382
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