Lord Desborough Makes Flight With Mr Hucks (1917)

Lord Desborough makes flight with Captain Bentfield Charles Hucks. Hendon, Greater London. Smuts shaking hands with aviator (possibly Lord Desborough) who has full mask; goggles; coat etc. cool shot of the aeroplane from behind wing; looking at men starting the propellor turning. Plane taxis away; starts to take 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 the British Pathé website.