
Frederick Culley
Roger Bacon
Acting

Laurence Olivier
Vincent Lunardi
Acting

Franklin Dyall
Jerome de Ascoli
Acting

Henry Victor
Otto Lilienthal
Acting

Hay Petrie
Tiberius Cavallo
Acting

John Turnbull
Von Zeppelin
Acting
![Charles Lefeaux]()
Charles Lefeaux
Louis Bleriot
Acting
![Bryan Powley]()
Bryan Powley
George Cayley
Acting

Alan Wheatley
Giovanni Alfonso Borelli
Acting

John Abbott
Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
Acting

Charles Frend
Narrator (voice)
Directing

Edward Ashley
(uncredited)
Acting
![Italo Balbo]()
Italo Balbo
Italo Balbo (archive footage) (uncredited)
Acting
![Memo Benassi]()
Memo Benassi
Francesco Lama di Brescia (uncredited)
Acting
![Denville Bond]()
Denville Bond
Oliver of Malmesbury (uncredited)
Acting
![Tom Campbell Black]()
Tom Campbell Black
Tom Black (archive footage) (uncredited)
Acting
![Charles Carrett]()
Charles Carrett
Latham's Manager (uncredited)
Acting

Andrea Checchi
Zoroastro (uncredited)
Acting
![Arthur Clouston]()
Arthur Clouston
Arthur Clouston (archive footage) (uncredited)
Acting
![Paul Codos]()
Paul Codos
Paul Codos (archive footage) (uncredited)
Acting
![Bryan Coleman]()
Bryan Coleman
(uncredited)
Acting

Derrick De Marney
(uncredited)
Acting

Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart (archive footage) (uncredited)
Acting
![Don Gemmell]()
Don Gemmell
(uncredited)
Acting

Cameron Hall
Dr. John Jeffries (uncredited)
Acting
![Henry Hallatt]()
Henry Hallatt
Jean-Pierre Blanchard (uncredited)
Acting
![Pearl Hay]()
Pearl Hay
(uncredited)
Acting
![Ronnie Hepworth]()
Ronnie Hepworth
Boy (uncredited)
Acting
![Charles Hickman]()
Charles Hickman
Orville Wright (uncredited)
Acting
![Bert Hinkler]()
Bert Hinkler
Bert Hinkler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Acting
![Anthony Holles]()
Anthony Holles
Mechanic (uncredited)
Acting

David Horne
Nero (uncredited)
Acting
![Amy Johnson]()
Amy Johnson
Amy Johnson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Acting
![Charles Kingsford Smith]()
Charles Kingsford Smith
Charles Kingsford Smith (archive footage) (uncredited)
Acting
![Betty Kirby-Green]()
Betty Kirby-Green
Betty Kirby-Green (archive footage) (uncredited)
Acting

Kenneth Kove
Gentleman at Reception (uncredited)
Acting

Charles A. Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh (archive footage) (uncredited)
Acting

Peter Madden
American Airliner Pilot (uncredited)
Acting

Percy Marmont
Wilbur Wright (uncredited)
Acting
![David Nicol]()
David Nicol
Alfred Leblanc (uncredited)
Acting

Carlo Ninchi
Gabriele Adanti di Perugia (uncredited)
Acting

Hilary Pritchard
Cayley's Coachman (uncredited)
Acting

Michael Rennie
Marquis d'Arlandes (uncredited)
Acting
![Maurice Rossi]()
Maurice Rossi
Maurice Rossi (archive footage) (uncredited)
Acting

Roy Royston
Hubert Latham (uncredited)
Acting
![C.W.A. Scott]()
C.W.A. Scott
C.W.A. Scott (archive footage) (uncredited)
Acting

Margaretta Scott
Isobella d'Este (uncredited)
Acting
![Leonard Shepherd]()
Leonard Shepherd
Abbot Damian of Sterling (uncredited)
Acting
![Dick Vernon]()
Dick Vernon
Simon the Magician (uncredited)
Acting

Ben Webster
Leonardo da Vinci (uncredited)
Acting