Houdini, der berühmte … Flieger!
25. Juni 2026
März 1910, Melbourne (Australien): Die Rotorblätter beschleunigen, um den Start eines Voisin-Doppeldeckers einzuleiten. Am Steuer sitzt ein Mann, der normalerweise fest am Boden verankert ist – und das aus gutem Grund: Es handelt sich um niemand Geringeren als den berühmten Harry Houdini!
Harry Houdini an Bord seines Flugzeugs (Sammlung des Centre de Recherche sur la Prestidigitation)
Nicht zufrieden damit, sicherlich der erste Zauberkünstler zu sein, der Pilot wurde, stellte Harry Houdini am Steuer seines Flugzeugs einen australischen Rekord auf, indem er eine Strecke von 6 Meilen (fast 10 km) in nur 7 Minuten und 37 Sekunden zurücklegte, dies alles in einer Höhe von etwa 30 Metern und unter dem aufmerksamen Blick von etwa dreißig Zeugen.
Das Flugzeug von Harry Houdini (Sammlung des Centre de Recherche sur la Prestidigitation)
Mit Stolz bezeichnete sich Harry Houdini daraufhin als „erster fliegender Zauberkünstler“ in einem Brief an Jean Caroly, den damaligen Direktor der Zeitschrift L’illusionniste , die die beiden oben gezeigten Fotografien veröffentlichte.
Houdinis Leidenschaft für die Luftfahrt hätte ihn jedoch fast das Leben gekostet. Während er einen Film mit dem Titel Un reportage tragique drehte, in dem er die Hauptrolle spielte, sollte Houdini eine Verfolgungsjagd in der Luft inszenieren, um ein anderes Flugzeug einzuholen: das des Mörders im Film. Nachdem er nah genug herangekommen war, sollte Houdini an einem Seil in das Flugzeug seines Gegners absteigen. Eine plötzliche heftige Windböe brachte die beiden Flugzeuge jedoch so nahe zusammen, dass sie sich berührten und die Kontrolle verloren. Erst nach großen Anstrengungen konnten sich die beiden Maschinen voneinander lösen, nur wenige Augenblicke, bevor sie den Boden berührten… ein gewaltiger Schreck für den König der Handschellen!
Harry Houdini auf der Tragfläche eines Flugzeugs (Le Petit Journal , 28. Oktober 1921, S. 4)
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