The Aviette (1923)

Item title reads - The Aviette or auxiliary engined glider weighing only 3 cwt. with its tiny 3 h.p. engine attains speed of 40 miles an hour at first trials. Lytham, Lancashire. Various shots of people stood round the glider. M/S of a man lying on the ground talking, C/U as he eats a sandwich. A man gets in the glider and prepares to leave. It takes off and flies across the hills, we get an aerial view of the fields. Various shots of the aeroplane flying, people pull it up the hill afterwards. Various shots of it flying again. M/S of a man filming it from a hill. Note: there is a duplicate copy of this story on *PM0440* - check for best quality - EB 2001. 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 tha