Aerial Feat Without Wings. Daring Cyclist Loops the Loop and Nose Dives into the Water. Watch the Switchback

Series

Series Name: Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

885

Date Released

15 Sep 1919

Stories in this Issue:

1. Aerial Feat Without Wings. Daring Cyclist Loops the Loop and Nose Dives into the Water. Watch the Switchback
2. Limbless Soldiers Swimming Tournament at Brighton
3. Modern Eve in Sussex Eden. Gathering the Apple Crop for Covent Garden Market
4. Lord Allenby in Paris. The Field Marshal Goes to France to Confer upon Eastern Affairs
5. International Seaplane Race at Bournemouth for the Jacques Schneider Trophy and £1,000
6. The Signing of the Peace Treaty with Austria at St Germain

Story

Story No. within this Issue: 1 / 6
Summary: Cyclist pedals down switchback run leading to pool and sails through air before hitting water. Repeated, photographed from different angles and backwards.
Keywords: Entertainment and leisure; Stunts; Cycling; Newsreels
Library number GR: 3233
Length of story (in feet): 46

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'Aerial Feat Without Wings. Daring Cyclist Loops the Loop and Nose Dives into the Water. Watch the Switchback', Gaumont Graphic Issue No. 885, 15 Sep 1919. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/77639 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)

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