Civil Aviation

Series

Series Name
London Line

Issue

Issue No.
74
Date Released
1966
Filmed
Feb 1966
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Civil Aviation
  2. 1Civil Aviation

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
NoS synopsis: a) A history of civil Aviation from the founding of the Royal Aeronautical Society to the modern jet engine. b) Finding out what flying the VC10 is like at London Airport. c) A profile of the new Viscount BAC 111 bus-stop jet. d) A profile of the new Hawker Siddeley 748, a turbo prop engined aeroplane. e) Air freighters. f) Descriptions of many other modern aircraft, concluding with Concorde.
Local distribution only
Old Commonwealth version
Keywords
Aviation; Industry and manufacture; Design
Written sources
BUFVC Special Collections   London Line Production Documents
COI Reference
MI 1257/74
Credits:
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Presenter
Geoff Ramsey
Support services
Margaret O’Donald
Presenter
Margaret O’Donald
Director
Mark Lawton
Commentator
Michael Smee
Presenter
Michael Smee

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Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
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Phone
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Fax
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Address
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Notes
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