[Universal Newspaper Newsreel: Autogiro Lands in San Francisco] 1932

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Channel: A/V Geeks 16mm Films · 2014 · Education

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title: San Francisco, Cal. Autogiro "Mercury" delivers 1932 greetings! -- Novel plane parks itself in heart of metropolis
Autogiro (early helicopter) lands on Civic Center Plaza in front of San Francisco City Hall
It is towing a "Greetings 1932" banner
Lands on plaza
Crowd cheering, waving hats (sound on film)
CU aviator pulls up helmet and salutes camera
Autogiro parked on plaza with City Hall in background

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