Aboard first regular transatlantic flight (1958)

Title

Aboard first regular transatlantic flight (1958)

Genre

Interview

TX Date

4 Oct 2058

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:00:59

Description

Archive 1958 recording. Chairman of BOAC Sir Gerard d’Erlanger is interviewed aboard the BOAC Comet 4 jet liner on its maiden transatlantic regular passenger flight (04/10/58) before landing in Idlewild Airport in New York. He says he is very proud to reach this point. Male interviewer not identified. Squeaking on audio.

Contributors

Gerard d’Erlanger

Keywords

London; New York; Aeroplanes; Air travel; Civil aircraft; BOAC; Idlewild Airport

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