File:Giant British Air Liner (1930).webm

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English: "Radlett. Giant British airliner. Handley Page "Hannibal" first of fleet of eight - largest passenger machine in World makes successful first flight."

Radlett, Hertfordshire.

Shots of a prototype Handley Page H.P. 42 'Hannibal' biplane airliner. It is for use by Imperial Airways. Chocks are removed from the wheels. The plane moves off along the airfield.

Shots of the large four engined aeroplane flying overhead. Nice shots as it comes in to land after maiden flight.

Mr Handley-Page stands with a small group of dignitaries and says a few words about the aircraft. He thanks the designer and the test pilots.

N.B. Misidentified in tape box as 30/56 - it is part of 30/50.

This material is from 1930s Extras Reel 1 - keep separately from original newsreels. FILM ID:709.12
Date

1930

2014-04-13 (YouTube)
Source YouTube: Giant British Air Liner (1930) – View/save archived versions on archive.org and archive.today
Author British Pathé

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Newsreel shots of Handley page H.P.42 taxiing, flying and landing

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current01:10, 21 September 20212 min 30 s, 1,920 × 1,080 (27.73 MB)R8cocin8masked Pathé watermark, added beginning and end titles
16:55, 3 July 20192 min 22 s, 640 × 480 (11.11 MB)YannImported media from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4WZUAnOomk
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