Virginia’s Airport Aka Langley Field (1937)

Full title reads: “Langley Fields“ - should be Langley Field. Virginia Airport celebrates her 20th birthday, United States of America (USA). Various shots of crowds watching American Army aeroplanes flying in formation over air field. Flying fortresses, pursuit planes and bombers fly in display. L/S of pursuit Consolidated PB-2A aeroplane crashing in flames on runway - killing pilot Major Alfred J Waller and badly injuring co-pilot. Crowds and ambulances rush over. We hear exclamations of crowds. Note: The crash occurred on 11 December 1937. 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