Hawker P-1127 16 June 1963, Paris

Film in which a Hawker P-1127 vertical takeoff and landing aircraft demonstrates its ability to manoeuvre at low speed. The aircraft then makes a crash-landing due to a technical fault.

A Hawker P-1127 prototype vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (serial number XP831) makes a rolling takeoff and passes low over the airfield at le Bourget. It makes an approach with undercarriage down, and demonstrates its ability to hover, reverse and manoeuvre at low speed. The P-1127 then descends due to a technical problem, and its undercarriage collapses on contact with the ground. Ground personnel then arrive to assist the pilot.