Trial Flight Of Britain’s Latest Airliner (1937)

Full title reads: “ROCHESTER“. Rochester, Kent. A large Short Mayo Composite seaplane rising from water. Various shots of the plane in flight. This is Britain’s latest airliner during test flight. This plane is designed to to have a smaller plane ride on top of it - a special flying boat which is to help with its takeoff. Later, planes would separate in the air. The twin flight is yet to be tested. More shots of the plane in the air. Plane descends and lands on water. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957