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World’s First Helicopters – The Good, The Bad and The Sheer Dangerous! using various videos from the British Pathe film archive.
The music is ‘Yellow Bird’ by the Talbot Brothers, a live performance from 1959
The videos used in this compilation:
“Aerial Merry Go Round” (1921) – 1 minute 24 seconds
Shots of very large propellers slowly turning, we see an early helicopter taking off in a rather meandering fashion and men diving out of its way!
“The Helicopter” (1921) – 1 minute 38 seconds
An early helicopter sporting a giant oblong balloon (as used in the thumbnail for the YouTube video) hovers and sways unsteadily with men rushing about beneath it and directing it along a field.
“New Era In Flying” (1922) – 1 minute 22 seconds
Mr. Pescara, a key individual in the history of the helicopter, is seen with one of his first machines. The helicopter is much lighter than previous models and has four rotors.
“Vertical Flight Soon” (1923) – 1 minute 14 seconds
Mr. Pescara appears with an improved version of his helicopter. The helicopter’s flight is still a rather higgledy-piggledy affair and the vehicle lands nose first.
“Perseverance Rewarded” (1924) – 1 minute 41 seconds
The final video of Mr. Pescara used in the YouTube compilation. We see him in an open cockpit flying in his new and improved helicopter!
“Helicopter Demo” (1940) – 1 minute 34 seconds
Various shots of helicopters (possibly Sikorsky helicopters) flying over factory rooftops and in group formations.
“U.S. Air Force Tests Helicopter” (1943) – 1 minute 43 seconds
A great clip that didn’t make it into the YouTube edit, this video shows men jumping out of helicopters from a height of several metres, and good close-up shows of a man manoeuvring a helicopter a little bit like an arcade game!
“Mass Flight” (1948) – 1 minute 45 seconds
Shots of photographers on the ground filming the helicopter as it takes off. Nine helicopters seen flying in formation and flying over water.
“Welsh Airlift” (1949) – 1 minute 51 seconds
A Sikorsky S-51 helicopter is seen hovering over the Welsh hills in Croesor Valley, Festiniog. The YouTube edit uses a clip of the helicopter crashing and pilot Dennis Bryan leaving the vehicle seemingly unharmed before explaining what went wrong.
“Helicopter Service For BIF” (1950) – 1 minute 56 seconds
A great clip showing the first ever public helicopter service, like a bus service. We see a sign with information about the service and then footage of people waving the helicopter off into the distance.