Renfrew Runways

Series

Series Name: Home and Away

Issue

Issue No.

Date Released

1957

Length of issue (in feet)

510

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

BFI synopsis: A look at Renfrew Airport, opening with shots of a British European Airways plane landing. The aircraft control tower, ground staff and passengers disembarking are also shown. There are shots of the airport lounge and check-in desk. The crew is briefed for the return flight, and an aircraft is prepared for take-off, with scenes in the control tower and passengers embarking. The film ends with the plane taking off.

Keywords

Aviation; Aircraft

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases Used for synopsis
Scottish Screen Archive database Ref.1522

Credits:

Sponsor: Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd.
Producer: Cyril Randell
Director: Peter Ward
Editor: Robert Morgan
Production Co.: Technical & Scientific Films Ltd.

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