Parakite Attempt (1962)

English Coast (?) Location Unspecified VS. Motorboat being put into water on sandy beach. MCU. Fisherman type. VS. Wally Draper preparing for parakite attempt. MS. Wally Draper studies map. VS. Wally Draper is pulled off the beach with his parachute full out. He flies like a kite out to sea being pulled by motorboat. (Orig. Neg.) 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.