As you maybe know, I absolutely adore photography. I've decided to explore the story of worldwide famous photographs...You have surely seen this photo somewhere...:
The picture was taken on 25 October 1925. The photograph shows two players - Ivan Unger and Gladys Roy. Yes, one of the players is a woman! Gladys Roy was a wing walker, who enjoyed aviation and stunts in space. The woman and Ivan Unger were members of an aerial stunt group called the Flying Black Hats.
The daredevils are playing tennis on the wings of a flying plane. In the middle, there is a kind of net. In the picture we can also make out the players' helmets and old-fashioned tennis rackets. In the background we can notice tiny buildings, roads and trees. In fact, the picture was taken above Los Angeles, California. Franc Tomac was the pilot flying the plane at 3,000 feet! Even though the players seem to have their feet attached to the wings of the aircraft, it looks sooooo scary!
The stuntmen quickly discovered that the only problem with playing tennis on a plane is that when your ball is out, it's really out! ;)
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| Gladys Roy |
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The daredevils are playing tennis on the wings of a flying plane. In the middle, there is a kind of net. In the picture we can also make out the players' helmets and old-fashioned tennis rackets. In the background we can notice tiny buildings, roads and trees. In fact, the picture was taken above Los Angeles, California. Franc Tomac was the pilot flying the plane at 3,000 feet! Even though the players seem to have their feet attached to the wings of the aircraft, it looks sooooo scary!
The stuntmen quickly discovered that the only problem with playing tennis on a plane is that when your ball is out, it's really out! ;)
Glossary
a tennis player - tenisista
plane/airplane/aircraft - samolot
wing walker - osoba chodząca po skrzydłach samolotu
aviation - /ˌeɪviˈeɪʃn/ lotnictwo
stunt - wyczyn kaskaderski
aerial - /ˈeəriəl/ lotniczy
daredevil - śmiałek
wing walker - osoba chodząca po skrzydłach samolotu
aviation - /ˌeɪviˈeɪʃn/ lotnictwo
stunt - wyczyn kaskaderski
aerial - /ˈeəriəl/ lotniczy
daredevil - śmiałek
a kind of - rodzaj (czegoś), jakaś...
make out = notice
a helmet - kask
racket - rakieta (w sportcie, rocket is an object going up in space ;)
tiny = little
even though - nawet jeśli...
even though - nawet jeśli...
attached - przypięty
stuntman - kaskader
astonishing - wspaniały
feat - wyczyn
stuntman - kaskader
astonishing - wspaniały
feat - wyczyn
By the way, have you heard that the famous Serbian tennis player, Novak Djokovic, has performed a similar astonishing feat?
Which other games can you play on a plane? ;)
Source of the photos and video: the Internet, youtube
