Luton Airport is officially opened. Here is a fascinating home-movie of the event.
Question;- Have any stills survived of the event, especially of Edgar Percival and his machines. The separation of the Shorts Composite is a rarity, though not unique, However, this must be one of very few clips of a Q6 in flight (Certainly the only one that I've ever seen...) - and jolly pretty it looks too...!
Are there any other pre-war films of Luton and Percival Aircraft...?
Were all of the pre-war Percival offices in the old farmhouse, or just the Drawing-Office...?
East Anglian Film Archive: Luton Airport, 1938
This second film is longer and not all so interesting, but there is a fascinating short section on Percivals and Napiers at Luton.
East Anglian Film Archive: Civil Defence of Luton, c.1945
Enjoy...!
GQ2.