Early flight airshow dare devil Clem Sohn in his wingsuit at Vincennes in France. He was known as 'Batman'. Planes in the background. He demonstrates flying with his ornithopter like wing suit. Clem Sohn then jumps in front of 55,000 spectators from 650 feet high in the sky. He plunges to death as his parachute fails to open.
Ceremonies to honor the King Leopold III of Belgium in Paris, France. French President Albert Lebrun and King Leopold III officiate and unveiled the memorial in the Cours-la-Reine, near the Place de la Concorde, Paris, to his father, the late King Albert I. The ceremony is climaxed by a military parade. A huge crowd gathers. Other members of the Belgian Monarchy are present.
A non skid automobile in Paris, France. A new non skid automobile being tested. The car drives on a sidewalk. Other cars parked along the side of the road in the background. The non skid car drives down a road and a car coming from the opposite direction manages a narrow escape as the non skid car swings from one side of the road to the other.
An air ship disaster in Beauvais, France. Damaged steel frame structure of British airship R101 after it crashed in killing 48 people. Men search through the debris as they look for survivors. Caskets carrying the dead being carried away in a cart.
Metallic dresses from the Paco Rabanne collection on display in Paris, France. Models display micromini dresses made of square and rectangular aluminum plates and knitted wool. Models look at mannequins donning metallic dresses by Paco Rabanne, a Spanish designer of Basque origin in Paris. Metallic earrings being displayed on a mannequin. A model tries a motif mask of traditional style.
Fred Snite Junior, infantile paralysis victim attends mass in Lourdes, France. He arrives in his mechanical respirator (also called "iron lung") to renew his faith and physical strength at the grotto shrine at Lourdes. Fred Snite Junior, suffering from polio, is taken out from an ambulance. A priest prepares for a ceremony in the church.
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