Exercise “Cupola“ - Western Union Air Exercises (1950)

Villacoublay airfield, France. Several shots of a pilot getting ready for flight. He climbs into cockpit after putting parachute and other equipment on. MS. Vampire aircraft lined up on airfield ready for the Western Union air exercise ’Cupola’. Vampire on the move, others follow. Several shots of the Vampires taking off and in flight. (Mute. Dupe Neg.) Date found in the old record - 29/08/1950. 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 Pat