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Red Devils’ Headquarters
Explore the base of operations of The Red Devils - facilities, equipment - then finish with a perfect display of their parachuting prowess.
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Overview
At the Red Devils' HQ a small crowd of people gather around an instructor, as he shows them around including the display of a Red Devils’ parachute, hanging triumphantly from the ceiling. But a tour of the grounds is no more than build-up for the main event: a parachute demonstration! The Devils launch themselves one by one into the sky. The film concludes with an exhilarating POV sequence from the window of a plane.
This film is from the collection of Vestry House Museum, a member of the London's Screen Archives Network.
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