Wings Over Everest

Wings over Everest
Wings over Everest
Directed by	Geoffrey Barkas; Ivor Montagu
Cinematography	S. R. Bonnett; A. L. Fisher; J. Rosenthal
Release date	June 1934;
Running time	22 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Wings over Everest is a 1934 British short documentary film directed by Geoffrey Barkas and Ivor Montagu. It won an Academy Award in 1936 for Best Short Subject (Novelty).^[1] It described the 1933 Houston-Westland expedition, in which Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton, otherwise known as Lord Clydesdale, piloted a single-engined biplane on 3 April 1933, just clearing Everest's southern peak by a few feet, having been caught in a powerful downdraught.^[2]

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^ "The 8th Academy Awards (1936) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Meredith-Hardy, Richard (31 January 2004). "Over Everest: Aeroplane Expeditions to Everest". flymicro.com. Retrieved 12 October 2013.

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[Oscars1936-1] "The 8th Academy Awards (1936) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] Meredith-Hardy, Richard (31 January 2004). "Over Everest: Aeroplane Expeditions to Everest". flymicro.com. Retrieved 12 October 2013.

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