Manchester Aeroplane Gift To India (1914-1918)

Manchester’s Aeroplane Gift To India. Shot of crowd surrounding aeroplane. CU lady in fur coat who’s doing the christening has just whacked the bottle; assisted by an RAF airman; and champagne is pouring out on the propeller. Pan over to 2 RAF guys by front of plane; and man in bowler with Indian colonial flag; woman stands by him. CU an Indian airman in a turban sitting on the aeroplane; with his legs in the pilot seat. CU Englishman in top hat and 2 Indian men in turbans (one an old man in a big white turban; with a full beard - looks like a Maharajah or some VIP) pose in front of plane. A fun shot; between posing for pics - the elderly Indian is waving an Indian flag around; next to him stands an English woman in a hat with lots of feathers; various other people with flags; strings of pennants flying; etc. Festive. A few more shots like this. Quick shot of some people sitting in stands under roof; watching the event. Back to the festive bit. Another shot of the Indian flyer seated on the pla