Absturz eines Doppeldeckers (1918)
Landesfilmsammlung Baden-Württemberg und Paul Ernst Strähle jun.
A crashed airplane in a field, landed in a barbed wire fence. Soldiers, including the pilot wearing a flying cap, are attempting to move various parts of the wreckage. The pilot throws his coat onto the grass and gives instructions to one of the men. He takes one last look at the airplane and walks away. He returns with two uniformed personnel, pointing to the nose of the plane and giving a detailed explanation with expressive gestures. One man picks up the coat and gloves and walks away. A biplane is propped up in front of a building, next to a sign that reads "unloaded rifles." The plane's propeller and nose cover have been removed. Men are trying to remove the damaged top wing. The wreckage is surrounded by soldiers. The pilot is giving instructions to the men, moving parts of the wing, and one of the men hands him a piece. The pilot takes it, bends down, picks up a piece of the wreckage, and walks away with it, accompanied by an officer. At the back of the wreckage, the pilot uses gestures to describe the crash to another officer, who mimics the actions. They talk for a while, then shake hands. The other soldiers pick up pieces of the wreckage, removing parts of the wing, fuselage, and tail, and carrying them away. The scene shows the dismantled fuselage.
