British Air Transport

Series

Series Name

London Line

Issue

Issue No.

568

Date Released

1978

Length of issue (in feet)

188

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1British Air Transport

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

COI synopsis: Ever since the Wright Brothers flew that amazing distance of 120 feet, 75 years ago man’s been exploring every conceivable aspect of air transport. Our reporter sees just how the British aircraft industry has come a long way to recognise that, while the glamour of a Concorde is undeniable, it’s those buses, taxis and trains and taxis of the airways that are really becoming the earthshrinkers.

Researcher Comments

NB: ‘This Week In Britain, No. 994’ ran the same story

Keywords

Aircraft; Transport

Written sources

COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 43 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1257/568

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

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