The Air Age (1930)

Northolt Aerodrome, Greater London. Full titles read: “THE AIR AGE - Flight-Lieutenent Haines & Mr C R Thorn leave in Fairey Civil Aeroplane - to chart by camera, unexplored lands in the Sudan, for Egyptian Government...“ L/S of the aeroplane on the runway. M/S of Mr Thorn with very large piece of camera equipment. L/S of Thorn and Haines in the plane. Thorn turns the crank handle on the camera. 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 Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé web