Glider Plane Crash: Düsseldorf Air Show (1955) | British Pathé

In this archive footage from West Germany in 1955, Albert Falderbaum performs a variety of airborne acrobatics at the Düsseldorf Air Show in a glider plane until he abruptly crashes to the ground. For Archive Licensing Enquiries Visit: Explore Our Online Channel For FULL Documentaries, Fascinating Interviews & Classic Movies: #BritishPathé #History #Plane #Airplanes #Germany #Crash Subscribe to the British Pathé YT Channel: (FILM ID:545.1) Dusseldorf, Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany). GV. Air field at Dusseldorf, pan with Albert Falderbaum’s glider as it takes off. CU. Spectators watching. GV. Glider flying swiftly upside down just above the ground - the tail of the glider touches the ground and it is torn off - the glider soars upwards and turns right side up. GV. Glider, as it comes down to crash against a plane. GV. Pan with ambulance racing to the scene of the accident. CU. Wreckage. Another view, wreckage. SV. Falderbaum