First Glider Train Crosses Atlantic (1943)

Full title reads: “FIRST GLIDER TRAIN CROSSES ATLANTIC“. Britain. Various shots of a plane pulling a glider which is full of war goods, as it arrives at British air base from America. Various shots of the crew of the Dakota leaving their plane. The freight is unloaded from a glider at the end of this pioneer flight from Canada. Glider being towed away. (Mute & Track Negs.) 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.