Pre-War Aeroplanes And Primitive Radar (1930)

Unissued / unused material - dates and location unclear or unknown. Aerial shots biplanes in flight. Various shots RAF (Royal Air Force) airmen using strange machine with large gramophone speakers on - could be pre-radar early warning system. C/U RAF airman sitting in special deck chair that allows him to look straight up to sky through binoculars. Night shots of spotlight. Various shots airmen manning gun - early antiaircraft gun?. More shots of early warning machine in action and airman on deck chair. M/S biplane pilots in flying gear. L/S fleet of biplanes about to take off. 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