Low Bombing Thrills (1926)

Duxford, Cambridgeshire. Title: “Low Bombing Thrills. Amazing marksmanship on moving targets shown by Coastal Area Fighter Flights in competition for Royal Air Force Display“. C/U of a . man fitting small bombs to the undercarriage of an aeroplane, he is helped by two colleagues. M/S of a . man using his weight to hold down the tail of the aeroplane while the propeller is started. Panning shot follows four . aeroplanes as they take off, they have chequered patterns painted on the side. L/S of one of the plane swooping around they air, it drops one of its bombs creating a smoke cloud on the ground. Various shots of the planes dropping smoke bombs over a field. M/S of a group of pilots chatting and laughing with an . officer. Panning shot of a fleet of . planes parked on an airfield. More shots of smoke bombs being dropped. Various shots of a large two dimensional model of a battleship and a tropical island. More shots of pilots and ground crew working on the fle
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