The VC10

Series

Series Name

Carrousel Britanico

Issue

Issue No.

11

Date Released

Mar 1965

Length of issue (in feet)

963

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Archery At Nottingham
2. 2Gifts For The English Football Association’s Centenary
3. 3Welsh Steel
4. 4Making Electronic Appliances
5. 5The VC10

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

COI synopsis: Britain’s newest jet airliner - the VC10 - paid a visit to Latin America recently. This aircraft, with its four rear-mounted Rolls Royce engines, is one of the world’s most powerful long-range passenger aircraft. New developments have made it rock steady in flight. At Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo, Santiago and Buenos Aires, the VC10 was inspected by distinguished visitors, who praised the aircraft and paid tribute to its makers.

Keywords

Aviation; Aircraft; Engineering; Design

Written sources

COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 44 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1168/11

Credits:

Production Co.

British Pathe Ltd.

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Producer

Frances Cockburn

Producer

Rosanne Brownrigg

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

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