Chabot Solo - Part 2

This film deals with Chabot's flying experiences between the wars, including his participation in the UK to Australia Air Race in 1931 and his near capture by the Germans in France in 1939 when he was making a film on wine! Locations include England, France, the Middle East, Australia, the United States and Canada.

Archive material includes the early air races and air aces who were flying at the time ... not necessarily against Chabot! The music is of the 30's, the days of Flying Circus aerial acrobats and daredevils. Stories include Chabot being beaten by Alcock and Brown, trying to convince the P & O company to start airmail; early gliding attempts and his meeting Amy Johnson, Kingford Smith and Crasher Frakes. But war with Germany was soon on the horizon and here was Chabot, aged 50 dying to get into the RAF again!

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