Royal Air Force Display, Hendon, 13 July 1929

Footage of the 1929 RAF Display, held at RAF Hendon, includes aerobatics, formation flying, ‘crazy flying’, parachuting, mock aerial combat, attacks on ground targets and the destruction of a balloon.

The Prince of Wales arrives at Hendon by car, formations of aeroplanes pass overhead, aeroplanes attack ground targets, parachutists descend from Vimy bomber aircraft, flying boats pass overhead and aircraft perform aerobatics. A scenario is shown in which an enemy port, with soldiers embarking in ships, is subjected to reconnaissance and then air attack by Hyderabad aircraft while ‘enemy’ fighter aircraft attempt to provide defence and a balloon is destroyed.