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1933
1933 - 0090.PDF
FLIGHT, JULY 13, 1933 memory, the tact, the sympathy to every just cause, which has made the Prince so popular wherever he goes. The Prince of Wales has graciously consented to allow a him to be made of his life, which has been put into the capable hands of the Gaumont British Co. If there is any feelings of justice in the minds of those who belittle the Prince they should see this film without delay, and incapable, indeed, of all logical reason, will be their minds if they come away unconvinced of their error. The film is one which no one should miss. Apart from the personal pride and interest which all decent Englishmen should take in the welfare of their Prince, there is much to be learnt from this film about various parts of the Empire. As an introduc tion there is shown portraits of the Prince at various early ages, the first being when but a few days old, taken in company with his father, his grandfather and his great- grandmother. The first actual moving picture is of his investiture as Prince of Wales, and a slight nervousness, not without a certain charm, is noticeable even at that early age. A few feet of the film is devoted to the war. The Prince held a commission in the Coldstream Guards, and is shown escorting his Royal father round the battle field—a little air of an " old timer," for the Prince had by then been in France for over a year, being very noticeable. The interest His Royal Highness takes in aviation is shown by some very good shots of him with the various machines he has owned from time to time. The most interesting part of the film is that which is devoted to his tour of the world. Here are shown some really excellent pictures of native life in various countries, and many views of ex quisitely beautiful scenery. There is one delightful picture of the heir to the British throne calmly filming elephants, one of which cannot be much more than 100 yds. distant. That his world tour was not all easy and pleasant the film clearly shows ; after all, there is not much pleasure in so tiring your right hand by shaking hands with people that resort had to be made to using the left hand, and still he had a smile for all and a pleasant word for many. At the conclusion of the film His Royal Highness makes an eloquent plea for help in improving the conditions of the unemployed by useful social work amongst them, to which Object a percentage of the takings of this film will be devoted. " Ich Dien," " I Serve " is the motto of our Prince of Wales. No man could be more worthy of it. for fe.v men have rendered such dutiful service to their Country and Empire. Aerial Samaritans SWEDEN'S aerial ambulance, which was started in 1923 by the Swedish Red Cross on the initiative of its President, Prince Carl, a younger brother of King Gustav, is this year celebrating its tenth anniversary. It has ren dered great services to inhabitants of remote and isolated districts in North Sweden. The pilots have had many hardships to overcome, often flying through snowstorms, darkness and fog, at times even being compelled to fly along a railway track owing to bad visibility. The machine used being a seaplane, the pilot was always compelled to find a lake or a river on which to land. Many stories are JIM JUMPS T'OWT : J. Mollison had to start up the " Gipsy Major " engines of his Seafarer in a hurry when the tide rose at Pendine Sands last week. Here he is ' told about the various difficulties overcome by pilots. On one occasion a pilot had to fly his machine and at the same time hold down his woman passenger, who was delirious with fever and endeavouring to throw herself out of the machine. On another occasion the plane went out to fetch a sick Lap woman. Her companions were so alarmed by the noise of the machine that they fled off into the wood, taking the woman with them, and it was some time before the pilot could find them, quell their anxiety and persuade them to let the woman go. The location of the sick person's habitation is marked by fires or by large white sheets spread out on the ground. A Police Plane THE CHIEF CONSTABLE OF LEICESTERSHIRE, Capt. Lynch-Blosse, owns an aeroplane, and desires to use it for official purposes. The County Council have decided to seek a Home Office grant towards the expense of carrying out certain experiments in the detection of crime with this machine. A NATIONAL AIR RACE WINNER : Col. Roscoe Turner and his " Wasp "powered Wedell-Williams on which he won the Bendix race from New York to Los Angeles in 11 hr. 40 min. 700
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