First Man To Glide The Channel (1923)

Item title reads - First man to glide the Channel, Mr Barbot receives congratulations after his successful flight on a 15 h.p. monoplane. France. L/S aerial view of the monoplane on the ground surrounded by people. M/S as Mr Barbot gets in the monoplane and looks round, people take photographs of him. A man spins the propellor on the front and it starts up. L/S as it takes off and glides overhead. M/S of Mr Barbot stood in front of a house shaking hands with well wishers, he is holding a bouquet of flowers. C/U of him smiling. 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