Boarding A Moving Aeroplane Aka Boarding A Moving Aircraft (1920)

Aviator Oakley boards plane from train travelling at 55 . M/S from the roof of a moving train of a man balancing on top of one of the carriages. A biplane with a rope ladder attached to its undercarriage swoops down, after an initial failed attempt Oakley grabs the ladder. The aeroplane lifts Oakley from the roof of the plane. L/S, from the ground, of Oakley climbing the rope ladder. The film ends before Oakley gets into the cockpit - what a cliff hanger! FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to t