Kite Gliding (1960-1969)

Unissued / unused material - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown. Colour. Although this item is known as “Kite Gliding“ it really features footage of what is more commonly known as Hang Gliding / hang-gliding / hangliding. Low angle shots of a man hangliding. Various shots of him moving through the air. He bangs his legs together when he is coming in to land. There is a short shot of him landing beside a lake. More shots of the man hangliding from the ground. Shots of him landing and then shots of him taking off. He runs for a short distance then launches himself into the air. He doesn’t get very far. 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 Ga
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