Film Record: Scenes at the Derbyshire and Lancashire Gliding Club

Identifier:

• 519 (Source: North West Film Archive )

Date produced: 1937

Filmmaker(s):

Stan Armstrong

Country of Production:

United Kingdom

Languages:

English

Duration:

00:34:38

Length:

830 ft

Format:

16mm

Colour:

B&W and Colour

Sound Notes:

Silent

Description:

"Gliding scenes at Camphill in the 1930s, including the National Meetings in 1936 and 1937, the latter featuring a visit from the German pilot Hanna Reitsch. There are also aerial shots, and footage of the Slingsby's Gull II glider and the Golden Wren. The Derbyshire and Lancashire Gliding Club has been based at Camphill in Great Hucklow, Derbyshire since 1935, and many pioneers of gliding were members or flew from here. In 1954, Camphill hosted the World Gliding Championships." (BFI Player)

Resources:

BFI Player
NWFA Online Database

Locations:

• Camphill, Derbyshire, UK. (Filming)

Subjects:

• Locomotion
•      Transportation
• Recreation
•      Hobbies

Genre:

• Documentary
• Sports (Nonfiction)

Form:

• Short

Tags:

Repository:

North West Film Archive

Video Link:

• bfi.org.uk

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