In 1946/7/8 I viewed a Movietone news repease of an
Ercoupe being decended with a parachute. Wish I could
fine the clip. The Movietone news films are at The
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. Here is
one of the listings about Roscoe Turner landing in a
bi-plane using a parachute, in 1928 !
Hope we can get a SC EWrcouper to visit USC and find
the Ercoupe clip. I couldn't find it on line, but do
remmeber it. I expect it was in 1946, but could have
been 1947, 0r 48.
MVTN D - 18 - 23 (B): Aviation: Parachute Test Lands
Full Sized Plane
Date April 16, 1928
Place Santa Anna, California, United States
Content Summary Roscoe Turner tests safety device
capable of landing full sized airplane. Exterior; day:
aerial views of biplane descending by parachute,
landing. Note: used in 10/060 (sielnt); emulsion
deterioration throughout.
Crew Information Connell
Item Characteristics B&W , Silent , 3.41 minutes
Cassette # RC 2790
Location Newsfilm Library
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