Frenchman Wins £1000 Prize (1922)

Ilford, Greater London. Full titles read: “FRENCHMAN WINS £1,000 GLIDING PRIZE - M. Alex Maneyrolle puts new World Record flight of 3 hrs. 22 mins.“ L/S of Alex Maneyrolle standing next to his glider. C/U of Maneyrolle in cockpit smiling. 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 than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.