Farnborough Airshow Highlights 1954 – SB5 Victor Princess Hunter
This black and white publicity film showcases the highlights from the SBAC Farnborough airshow of 1954. Aviation highlights included: Vickers Viscount, Bristol Type 173 Roto Coach for BEA, Comet 2, Blackburn Beverley, Saunders Roe Princess Flying Boat, Bristol Britannia, Short Seamew, Hunter, SB5, Gloster Javelin, Vickers Valiant and Vulcan, and the Handley Page Victor.
Tandem Aero IL-18 Pleasure Flight for Aviation Fans from Chisnau Moldova
Today it is essentially impossible for the hard core aviation enthusiast to secure a flight in an IL-18. Back in September of 2010, a group of aviation flight hounds took part in a series of pleasure flights aboard one of the world’s last passenger carrying IL-18s. They chartered Tandem Aero IL-18 ER-ICB from Chisinau, Moldova …Read more »
US Marines Corps A4 Skyhwak Pilot Training Cherry Point NC 1964
This promotional film produced by the US Marines Corps in 1964 tells the story of what is involved in being a new A4 Skyhawk pilot at NAS Cherry Point in North Carolina. This all colour film shows the flight training involved to become fully trained on the A4 Skyhawk as well as the weapons delivery …Read more »
Westcoast Air DCH-6 Twin Otter Amphib Flight Vancouver to Victoria
On May 14, 2012, JetFlix TV creator Henry Tenby along with British aviation enthusiast Ron Kosys enjoyed a flight with Wescoast Air aboard their De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter on floats C-FWTE between Vancouver Harbour and Victoria Harbour. It is a clear, blue sky day, the perfect setting to ride the Amphib Twin Otter …Read more »
RCAF Sea Island Rescue Operations 1950s PBY Canso H21 Flying Banana
In the 1950s the RCAF Royal Canadian Air Force maintained a base presence at Vancouver International Airport with an attached rescue squadron that included World War Two era PBY Canso float planes in the search and rescue role. This film which dates from the mid 1950s shows an acted simulation of the RCAF Canso crew …Read more »
AVRO Canada CF100 Canuck Orenda Engine Production 1953
This 25 minute publicity film dates from 1953 and was produced in house by the A. V. Roe Canada Limited aviation company (also known as AVRO Canada) to promote their efforts to develop their CF-100 Canuck fighter interceptor jet aircraft which was powered by the Orenda engine, which was also designed and built by Avro …Read more »
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