Air Battle Cruiser (1924)

Brough, Nr. Hull, Yorkshire. Title: “FIRST AIR BATTLE CRUISER. Successful trials of 1000 hp. Blackburn Napier Battleplane - the largest single engined Aeroplane in the World“. M/S of a group of men manoeuvring a gigantic biplane wing into position. L/S of the large biplane parked in front of an aircraft hangar. Panning shot of the aeroplane taken from the side. M/S of a man sheltering from the heavy rain under one of the wings. L/S of the battle cruiser taking off. Various L/Ss of the biplane swooping over scenic countryside. L/S of the plane taxiing across a field. M/S of a man leaping out of the side of the stationary plane onto the runway. C/U of the man - probably the pilot - in front of the plane. More shots of the plane flying over the airfield and meadows. M/S of twenty or so men sheltering under the wing of the parked plane, highlighting the planes enormity. M/S of the plane landing. M/S of the men wheeling the biplane out of the hangar, a tarpaulin from the cockpit. Va
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