Giant Liner Of The Skies & Cuts (1926)

Full title reads: “Giant Liner of the Skies for Cairo to Karachi Service. First pictures of wonderful De Havilland Hercules (3 - 450 h.p. Bristol Jupiter engines)“. Stag Lane Aerodrome, London. Panning shot of large passenger biplane. Panning M/S of biplane, one of the propellers is moving. M/S of tail fins. M/S of pilots in open cockpit, the front propeller is spinning. L/S of aeroplane taking off. Intertitle reads: “She carries a collapsible boat in case of landing on the sea“. M/S of two men in front of a grounded plane, they are emptying out an inflatable dinghy from a duffle bag and stretch it out for camera. The men then inflate the dinghy with a hand pump. The men get into the boat to demonstrate how it’s to be used. Out takes / cuts start at 01:47:44. L/Ss of airborne aeroplane. We see it coming in to land. More shots aeroplane on ground. M/S of pilot posing in front of his plane. Otherwise similar to shots in edited bit of item. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH P