Paris By Plane (1921)

Item title reads - Centre of London to Centre of Paris Direct! General Sykes leaves the Thames on Vicker’s famous Amphibian Viking and lands on the Seine in record time. There is a shot of the Viking on the ground with the Houses of Parliament in the background. General Sykes straps his helmet on and climbs into the plane. It taxis and drives through the river Thames. FILM ID:232.3 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.