The 500 Lb Sea Plane (1926)

Full title reads: “The 500 lb. seaplane is hoisted aboard the USS West Virginia for remarkable demonstration“. (title card slips slightly - some of title illegible). United States of America (USA). L/S of seaplane floating on sea, the two pilots stand on top of cockpit. M/S of aeroplane being lifted out of by crane. L/S of crane holding plane above deck of ship, USS West Virginia. There are lots of people on the deck, the ship is anchored only a little way from a city. M/S of plane being lowered onto deck. People, including US Navy sailors, watch in foreground. 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-