Boy Airman (1936)

Full title reads: “Boy Airman. Ten Year Old pilot flies safety plane at Washington“. Washington DC, United States of America (USA). Ten year old boy pilot called Gore Vidal. A young boy learns how to fly new kind of aeroplane with simple controls. M/S of boy, Gene, standing in front of aeroplane with man. They have a stilted conversation about how easy new aeroplane is to fly. They then climb into cockpit and man takes boy through joystick movements. Various shots of aeroplane taking off and landing on an airfield. C/U of Gene and man. The aeroplane has a “department of commerce“ sign on it - It may be a Hammond Y. N.B. Item found in Unidentified Gazettes reel. May be dupe of item from 36/44 (LNER version). 90,000 historic films, all SEARCHABLE on YouTube at: Join us on Facebook at: Tweet us [club201327013|@britishpathe] FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCU