First Model Airplane Meeting (1927)

Item title reads: “ First model aeroplane meeting. Amateurs and competitors from . fly models of their own make and design in competition for “Kite and Model Shield“.“ Wendover, Hampshire Men in . uniforms show off their model aircraft. A group watch as individuals launch their aeroplanes into the sky and follow their flight across a field. Note: No nasty crashes on this occasion. 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 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé webs