Motorcycle Parachute Jump Ends in Crash (1926) | British Pathé

It is 1926 and Fred Osborne is attempting the first motorcycle parachute jump. He races over a cliff in Los Angeles, California at 60mph and plummets to the ground. This video also represents our first experiment adding sound to one of our silent newsreels. Let us know how we did and if you’d like to see more of that in the future - we appreciate your feedback! For Archive Licensing Enquiries Visit: Explore Our Online Channel For FULL Documentaries, Fascinating Interviews & Classic Movies: #BritishPathé #History #Motorcycle #Stunt #Crash Subscribe to the British Pathé YT Channel: BRITISH PATHÉ’S STORY Before television, people came to movie theatres to watch the news. British Pathé was at the forefront of cinematic journalism, blending information with entertainment to popular effect. Over the course of a century, it documented everything from major armed conflicts and seismic political crises to the curious hobbies and eccentric lives of