A story about the 7th World Aerobatic Championships in France.
The plane is leaving the runway.
The plane's engine.
The plane is taking off.
The USSR national aerobatics team.
The pilot's hand on the control column.
The sports plane in the air.
Aerobatic figures.
Pilots in the cockpit.
Parachutists jump out of the plane.
The parachutes open.
The parachutists land.
Athletes training.
Athletes during theoretical classes.
The scheme of the exercise complex.
The meeting of pilots. A.I. Pokryshkin. A.S. Yakovlev.
Pilots in the plane.
View of the lands of France from the cockpit.
Driving on the road (shot from a car).
Pilots in the bus.
Streets of Marseille.
People on the streets of the city.
Unloading the sports plane.
Athletes inspect the wings.
Instruments in the cockpit.
A girl inspects the cockpit.
Models of sports planes from different countries.
National flags of the countries participating in the 7th World Aerobatic Championship.
Participants and guests of the championship.
French athlete E. Bosely.
Generals G. Gautier, L. Kufo and Soviet coach K. G. Nazhmutdinov are talking.
Coach and athletes.
Articles about aerobatics with photographs in magazines and newspapers.
French air force training base near the city of Salon-de-Provence.
Flags of foreign countries.
Airplane on the field.
Monument to those killed in the Great Patriotic War.
General Director of the championship L. Kufo.
Footage from the war chronicle.
Missile troops.
Explosions.
Infantry.
Soldiers of the Normandy squadron of the Normandy-Niemen regiment. L. Kufo in the cockpit.
A shark's face is painted on the nose of the plane.
Airplanes take off.
Officers look at the sky.
The squadron flies over tanks.
Signalmen on the ground negotiate with the pilots.
Footage of air battles.
The pilot's hand on the control wheel.
Airplane in the sighting grid, hit.
German plane falls and crashes.
Burning plane on the ground.
Soldiers meet L.Kyufo's plane. L.Kyufo talks to I.Egorov.
Generals A.Kos, D.V.Chumichev.
A sportsman in the plane cockpit talks to a colleague.
Emblem on board the plane.
Registration of championship participants.
Journalists and photojournalists interview on the airfield.
Swiss sportsman Schweitzer takes off.
View of the field.
Spectators look at the sky.
Aerobatic figures.
Judges watch the performance.
Pokryshkin A.I. – Soviet ace pilot
fighter pilot
Air Marshal
Three times Hero of the Soviet Union
Chairman of the DOSAAF Central Committee. Yakovlev A.S. - Soviet aircraft designer
Colonel General of Aviation
Academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences
twice Hero of Socialist Labor
General Designer of the Yakovlev Design Bureau. Gauthier G. – General
Chief of Staff of the French Air Force. Kufo L. – Air Force General
General Director of the Championship. Chumichev D.V. – General of the Soviet Aviation. Kos A. – General of the Soviet Aviation. Egorov I. – Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
World Champion in Aerobatics. Morokhova L.G. (Nemkova
Glazkova) - Honored Master of Sports of the USSR. Leonova L.S. - Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
European and World Champion. Letsko V.S. – Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
European and world champion. Nazhmutdinov K.G. – pilot
master of sports
Honored coach of the USSR. Savitskaya S.E. – pilot-cosmonaut
Aviation Major
Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
Twice Hero of the Soviet Union. Lizunova Z.G. – pilot instructor
Honored Master of Sports of the USSR.
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I. Egorov climbs into the cockpit.
The plane begins its takeoff run.
Spectators on the field.
The plane takes off.
View of the ground from under the tail of the plane I. Egorov in a helmet.
Aerobatic figures are being performed.
People in sunglasses.
Aerobatic figures.
US Champion D. Soucie at the start.
The plane flies across the field past people.
A girl in a hat.
Aerobatic figures.
Test pilot C. Hillard.
A woman with a movie camera. C. Hillard's plane takes off. L. G. Morokhova in the cockpit. L. G. Morokhova's plane approaches the start.
A man and a woman look at the sky.
Alternation: aerobatics figures and footage from the camera installed on the plane.
American athlete M. Gaffini with her colleagues. M. Gaffini's plane.
A man and a woman watch the takeoff.
Aerobatic figures.
Czechoslovakian athletes. E. Krimcheva gets into the cockpit.
Instrument panel. E. Krimcheva's plane begins its takeoff run.
Spectators on the field.
English athlete Williams leaves the cockpit and talks to his colleagues. L. S. Leonova in the cockpit, next to her is coach K. G. Nazhmutdinov. V. S. Letsko and I. Egorov. L. S. Leonova, S. E. Savitskaya and K. G. Nazhmutdinov. V. S. Letsko in the cockpit.
The athletes watch V. S. Letsko's plane take off.
Aerobatic figures.
Soviet athletes watch V. S. Letsko's performance.
Coach K. G. Nazhmutdinov. V. S. Letsko leaves the cockpit and receives praise from the coach.
Athletes and the coach. L. S. Leonova studies the competition protocols.
Protocols of the first day of the competition.
Registration of participants.
The athletes study the routes of the "dark complex". V. S. Letsko. I. Egorov. L. Leonova in the cockpit.
Athletes' faces.
Former world champion, Spanish pilot T. Castaño boards the plane. T. Castaño takes off.
A man looks at the sky.
Aerobatic maneuvers.
German pilot M. Chausser in the cockpit. M. Chausser's plane begins its takeoff.
A coach watches the takeoff. M. Chausser performs aerobatics. D. Susi's plane.
A man with a movie camera. D. Susi's plane lands.
A man with a smoking pipe hugs a girl. D. Susi talks with his colleagues. M. Gaffini leaves the plane. A. Pimenov prepares for takeoff.
People around the plane. A. Pimenov in the cockpit.
Flight square dimensions indicators.
Airplane engine. A. Pimenov.
The steward removes a mark from the indicator. A.P. Pimenov's plane approaches the runway.
A man with binoculars. A.P. Pimenov performs aerobatic maneuvers.
Interspersed: aerobatic maneuvers and footage from the camera installed on the plane.
A man looks at the sky. L.G. Morokhova's plane.
Interspersed: aerobatic maneuvers and footage from the camera installed on the plane.
A woman in a sombrero.
A French athlete takes off.
Faces of the spectators.
Aerobatic maneuvers. L.G. Morokhova's plane lands.
The athlete leaves the cockpit. L.Kyufo congratulates L.G. Morokhova.
Spectators on the field.
The French athlete exits the plane.
Colleagues pour a bucket of water on his head.
The pilot is being photographed. I. Egorov next to the plane.
Competition protocols.
Egorov I. – Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
World Champion in Aerobatics. Morokhova L.G. (Nemkova
Glazkova) - Honored Master of Sports of the USSR. Leonova L.S. - Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
European and World Champion. Letsko V.S. – Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
European and world champion. Nazhmutdinov K.G. – pilot
master of sports
Honored coach of the USSR. Savitskaya S.E. – pilot-cosmonaut
Aviation Major
Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
Twice Hero of the Soviet Union. Pimenov A.P. – test pilot
Master of Sports of International Class (MSIC)
Absolute Champion of the USSR
European and World Champion
Winner of the V.P. Chkalov Cup.
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Marseille, "Old Port".
A yacht is sailing along the canal.
Boats at the pier.
View of the city.
People on board the yacht.
Waves are crashing against the rocks.
Vacationers on the beach.
People are swimming in the sea.
Forest on the hills.
Duet of I. Egorov (guitar) and Andre del Croix (violin). I. Egorov's guitar with the pilots' autographs.
Salon-de-Provence airfield.
An airplane is flying along the airstrip.
A Swiss sportsman is boarding the airplane and taking off.
The pilot is in the cockpit.
The "Across Star" airplane. D. Soucy's airplane.
People's faces.
Airplanes are performing aerobatics in the sky.
Judges are watching the exercises.
The airplane of Czechoslovakian sportsman Schmidt in a field.
People around the airplane.
Meeting of the international jury of the championship. C. Hillard is getting off the airplane.
Reporters are taking pictures of the sportsman.
Photographers are congratulating I. Egorov.
The pilot in the cockpit. L.G.Morokhova gets into the cockpit and gets ready for the takeoff. Z.G.Lizunova puts on her helmet.
People run away, making way for the plane.
A girl in sunglasses. Z.G.Lizunova’s plane.
Alternation: aerobatic figures and footage from the camera installed on the plane.
People take pictures of the plane. Z.G.Lizunova leaves the cockpit.
Spectators next to the planes.
Athletes check the machines.
The cameraman carries the camera on a tripod.
The leader of the championship C.Hilliard.
Faces of the spectators. C.Hilliard’s plane in the sky. I.Egorov and K.G.Nazhmutdinov at the start.
Foreign cameramen and photographers. I.Egorov in the cockpit.
The plane takes off.
Filming from the cameras installed on the plane. I.Egorov performs a flat spin. L.G.Morokhova and K.G.Nazhmutdinov.
Applause from the spectators.
Aerobatic figures.
Camera operator.
Stopwatches in hands.
Faces of spectators. I. Egorov's plane in the sky.
Panorama of fields.
Czechoslovakian athlete Indra at the start.
Alternation: faces of spectators and aerobatics figures performed by A. P. Pimenov. M. Gaffini's plane in the air. L. S. Leonova. L. G. Morokhova. S. E. Savitskaya.
The plane flies past the spectators.
French pilot.
Patrouille de France squadron at the start.
Alternation: spectators on the airfield and Patrouille de France squadron in the air.
Cars in the parking lot.
Streets of Marseille in the evening.
Orchestra playing.
Diplomas and awards.
Awarding of athletes.
Farewell of championship participants.
Engines starting.
The plane takes off.
Members of the USSR national aerobatics team.
Egorov I. – Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
World Champion in Aerobatics. Morokhova L.G. (Nemkova
Glazkova) - Honored Master of Sports of the USSR. Leonova L.S. - Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
European and World Champion. Letsko V.S. – Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
European and world champion. Nazhmutdinov K.G. – pilot
master of sports
Honored coach of the USSR. Savitskaya S.E. – pilot-cosmonaut
Aviation Major
Honored Master of Sports of the USSR
Twice Hero of the Soviet Union. Pimenov A.P. – test pilot
Master of Sports of International Class (MSIC)
Absolute Champion of the USSR
European and World Champion
Winner of the V.P. Chkalov Cup. Lizunova Z.G. – pilot instructor
Honored Master of Sports of the USSR.
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