With 68 Consecutive Loops (1933)

Full title reads: “America. With 68 consecutive loops. ’Ace’ Airman Sperry wins World’s record for gliders.“ United States of America (USA). Shot of a small Goodyear blimp / airship / dirigible towing a glider through the air. The glider is released and begins to descend. The pilot, Sutherland, makes several loops. Judges look on through telescope to measure the looping the loops. Shot of Sperry landing his glider in the ’Spot Landing’ competition. - he misses the target by some way. Sutherland lands and glides his plane right onto the target. 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 Paramoun