AIRPLANE CRASH OF GEE BEE RACER, 1931
CRASH OF GEE BEE RACER, 1931
Shot List: Views of take off, flight, crash, and burning of Gee Bee racing plane piloted by Mr. Bayles. Photographed by Floyd Traynham, Detroit, Michigan, 1931. Universal Newspaper Newsreel. Bayles ends life in sensational crash at 300 miles an hour, Detroit, Michigan. 1) MCS small plane brought out of hangar, large No. 4 on short stubby fuselage. Gee Bee on rudder. 2) CS pilot with parachute enters cockpit, canopy is placed over cockpit. 3) MS plane takes off. 4) LS plane flies, comes in for landing, spins in air, crashes–flame and smoke. 5) Views of burned aircraft
