Air Post To Cologne (1919)

Title - ’Folkestone. Air post to Cologne - letters for British soldiers are carried to Germany by “Airco“ de Havilland machines’. Kent. Airco De Havilland aeroplane bringing letters from England to British soldiers stationed in Cologne (Koln) Germany; ca 1919. CU men (RAF?) loading bags of letters into plane; stuffing them in back seat etc. with pilot already in his seat. CU as man stands by plane; talking to pilot; he hands up a paper for the pilot to sign. Title ’In case of mishap; the Pilots wear life belts’. CU pilot up in cockpit he fastens his seat belt. MS aeroplane with several men pushing it forward. Plane picks up speed; heads off across field. MS aeroplane in flight; going diagonally across screen from bottom right corner to top left. 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