Air Display At Southend (1947)

Unissued / unused material. Southend, Essex. Pan across airfield showing various planes. C/U pilot shaking hands from cockpit before setting off. Various shots of spectators at air display. M/S pilot adjusting his parachute and getting into plane. Aerial view of airfield with planes lined up on ground. C/U trophy for Air Trophy Race. C/U Tommy Rose receiving trophy for fastest speed in race. C/U R. R. Paine, winner of race, receiving his award. M/S official waving flag to start race. C/U A. Miles single-seater plane taking off. C/U plane with “Southend Air Display“ on side. C/U tricycle undercarriage light plane. M/S R. R. Paine being carried on shoulders of colleagues after race. Item is cuts from Gazette Issue 47/65. 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