USA: Swedish pilot crashes plane into dock as transatlantic flight attempt fails (1910)

GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Swedish pilot hopes to fly from Bayonne, New Jersey to England in a seaplane ’Sunrise’ but crashes into a dock. Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: Bayonne, N.J.- A plane built for transatlantic flight. Swedish aviator hopes to fly to England in 21 hours USA: New Jersey: Bayonne: EXT Men working on biplane moored on water outside house, Woman smashes bottle of champagne (?) against seaplane Crowds along jetty with plane at sundown Man in hat silhouetted against treees and plane Pilot in cockpit Plane along water as it swings around and crashes into dock Background: Swedish pilot hopes to fly from Bayonne, New Jersey to England in a seaplane ’Sunrise’ but crashes into a dock. FILM ID: VLVA9Z2TQMYTHMW4GFFWFG17OVVQ3 To license this film, visit