Ontario - Baghdad (1934)

Full title reads: “ONTARIO (Canada) - BAGDAD (Iraq) - Canadian airmen’s long-distance flight.“ Hatfield Airport, Hertfordshire. Nose of the plane with name “Trail of the Caribou“ on it. Two men standing in front of plane - Captain Reid from Canada and his aid, Ayling, an Englishman. In trying to achieve their goal - to fly from Canada to Iraq, they had to stop in London. Captain Reed starts speaking - natural sound. He talks about his disappointment for not achieving the goal - flying to Baghdad without breaks but he is happy to have flown to England, that is a great achievement too. He talks about flight conditions etc. Cataloguer’s Note: See also UN 791 B - MD. 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