London As An Aerodrome (1921)

Item title reads - Thames as an aerodrome! - Vickers “Viking“ amphibian (450 H.P. Napier Engines) that won £10,000 air Ministry prize, lands on Thames - another great step forward in aviation. London. M/S of the aeroplane gliding along the river Thames. L/S as it sails past the Houses of Parliament, it gathers speed and begins to take off. M/S of people on a bridge watching it. M/S from the front as it takes off. 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