AUTOGIRO HALTS FLEEING ‘BANDIT’ CAR (Jun, 1933)
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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jun, 1933
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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jun, 1933
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AUTOGIRO HALTS FLEEING ‘BANDIT’ CAR
To test an autogiro in a motor bandit chase, a driverless car recently was sent speeding across a field near Bryn Athyn, Pa. A windmill plane took off in pursuit, carrying Chief of Police Theodore Hollowell. Using a sub-machine gun, as at left, he peppered the car until a direct hit disabled it. Tracer bullets set the car afire. The end of the chase is shown below, with the autogiro about to land.
That’s one way to end those long freeway chases in LA. Roadblocks and spike strips are for sissies.
Comment by muskrat — March 27, 2007 @ 7:10 pm
James Bond ca. 1930
Comment by Kryten007 — March 28, 2007 @ 5:00 am