| FRANCE TO AFRICA BY AIR Various aerial shots from plane flying from France to Rabat, Morocco | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5232 |
| Catalog #: | 248856 | |
| Clip Number: | 248856-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 879 | |
| Timecode: | 01:09:30 - 01:11:43 | |
| Location: | In flight | |
| Year Shot: | 1922 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | AERIALS: Mountain AERIALS: Urban TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Biplane | |
| Description: | From France to Africa by air, by Pathe Cameraman. Aviation story. M/S from behind the front of the plane, the pilot turns around from inside the cockpit and looks back. L/S of biplane taxiing down the runway. Aerial shot from inside the plane in flight looking down on various buildings. Intertitle reads: "Over the mighty Pyrenees, whose loftiest range, 11,168 ft. high, lies below the aerial path of the cameraman." Good aerial shots of the snow-covered Pyrenees mountains. Aerial shots of large city. Aerial shots of bay which incorporates a large rock (Could be the rock of Gibraltar ?), numerous boats are visible in the harbour. Intertitle reads: "At the journey's end at Rabat, ancient Moroccan city, founded in 1184, and now a prosperous commercial seaport." Aerial shots of Rabat's seaport and city. | |
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