Posts By: Henry Tenby
B25 Mitchells Fly in IMC Part 3
Part 3 of the incredible story of flying restored WW2 B25 Mitchell warbirds over the Atlantic for the movie Hannover Street, filmed in 1979.
Short S23 C Class Empire Flying Boats Part 2
Design and development The origins of the Empire boats lay in an Air Ministry requirement for passenger and mail carriers that could service the colonies particularly to make the connection to Australia.
Sanders Roe SR A/1 and Convair Sea Dart water jets
This is a 1950s newsreel on the Sanders Roe SR A/1 and Convair Sea Dart water jets. The Saunders-Roe SR.A/1 was a prototype fighter aircraft tested by the Royal Air Force shortly after World War II. The first prototype flew on July 15, 1947, and while it and its two sisters proved to have good …Read more »
BEA Presents: Clear to Land- 1968 Trident Promo Film (Part 3 of 3)
I believe this film was produced for BEA in 1968 to showcase the autoland features of the BEA Trident aircraft, and shows many classic shots of airports and aircraft of the 1960s. It follows a Trident on a typical flight from Paris Le Bourget to London Heathrow. It also shows BEA’s West London Air Terminal …Read more »
BEA Presents: Clear to Land- 1968 Trident Promo Film (Part 2 of 3)
I believe this film was produced for BEA in 1968 to showcase the autoland features of the BEA Trident aircraft, and shows many classic shots of airports and aircraft of the 1960s. It follows a Trident on a typical flight from Paris Le Bourget to London Heathrow. It also shows BEA’s West London Air Terminal …Read more »
BOAC Presents: Top Flight – 1963 707 VC10 Promo Film (Part 3 of 3)
This promotional film was made for BOAC in 1963 and shows the preparation and flight of a BOAC Boeing 707. It also contains some great shots of the BOAC VC-10, together with Heathrow, Kai Tak, and New York airports in the early 1960s.
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