London From Above (1919)

Item title reads: “London From Above - Sir John Alcock — the hero of the Atlantic flight — pilots Pathe Cameraman in a Vickers Vimy Rolls-Royce Commercial Machine.“ London. MS. Aviator Sir John Alcock (the first man to fly the Atlantic) climbing into cockpit of Vickers Vimy aircraft - camera gear is placed inside plane. Intertitle: “The Tower and Tower Bridge“ Aerial view of Tower Bridge. Intertitle: Aerial view Albert Hall. Intertitle: Trafalgar Square Aerial view Trafalgar Square. MS. Alcock and Pathe cameraman (believed Jones). Note: Nitrate film beyond repair. This is NOT AVAILABLE FOR HD TRANSFER. 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