Islander Aircraft

Series

Series Name

Parade

Issue

Issue No.

75

Date Released

Feb 1970

Length of issue (in feet)

811

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Rinderpest in Gambia
2. 2Mobile Veterinary Clinic
3. 3Map Making
4. 4Islander Aircraft

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

COI synopsis: Short-distance British plane, the ‘Islander’, designed to land and take off in a small space; inter-island flights on tourist, charter, farm produce, and ambulance work in the Channel islands.

Researcher Comments

NB: Extracts from this story also appeared in ‘Roundabout No. 95’

Keywords

Aviation; Aircraft; Transport

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 59 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1170/75

Credits:

Production Co.

British Pathe Ltd.

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

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