National Aviation Day (1932-1935)

NATIONAL AVIATION DAY Introductory intertitles read: “Brilliant new feats at Sir Alan Cobham’s famous Air Display“ and “Here is Sir Alan to tell you of his forthcoming visit.“ C/U of Sir Alan Cobham who states the following: “The importance of flying or the development of flying to the British cannot be exaggerated. It is so essential that the public of Britain should become air-minded. And as you know for the last seven or eight years we’ve been actively engaged in conducting a campaign throughout the country in an endeavour to popularise flying with the public. We’ve discovered the best means of doing it is to give a really first class air display that’s entertaining and captures your interest.“ Sir Alan continues to speak over footage of an air display. Men in hats and overcoats mill around in front of some stationary aircraft. Low angle shot of group of biplanes and a autogiro / autogyro (?) in the air. Air to air shots of aircraft. Sir Alan makes predictions about the future of aviati