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"Bird man" Franz Reichelt attempts to fly off the Eiffel Tower, 1912

FOOTAGE number
BFF623049
Video title
"Bird man" Franz Reichelt attempts to fly off the Eiffel Tower, 1912
Medium
35mm
Date
1912 AD (C20th AD)
Video description

Clip from Wind in the Wires, a 35mm cinema short on the history of aviation, narrated by James Mason.

Photo credit
© Buff Film & Video Library / Bridgeman Images
Video keywords
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Largest available format 720 × 576 px 163 MB
Dimension [pixels] File size [MB] Duration [Seconds]
Footage 720 × 576 px 163.3 MB 42