Air Journey (1940-1949)
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- Опубликовано: 20 сен 2024
- British Instructional Films Ltd presents a Classroom Film. Grateful acknowledgements are made to B.O.A.C.
Air to air shot of large seaplane. It lands on water. C/U of one of the aeroplane's propellers. Passengers from a British Airways bus enter a waiting room. The plane is towed towards the water. Sign reads: "Telegrams. A reminder. Have you sent your telegram? You can telegraph from this office to all countries of the world." A woman in shirt and tie speaks into a telephone. The seaplane enters the water. Sign on a door: "Immigration". Official checks a passport. C/U of him stamping the passport. H.M. Customs and Excise "Notice to Passengers". Customs officer checks a man's baggage. Passengers walk down steps. Man looks out to sea from a balcony, a motor launch is seen. Motor launch draws up alongside seaplane. Passengers board the seaplane from the motor launch.
Crew of the plane including the pilot. A radio operator sends a message in morse code. Another man puts on headphones. A steward in a white coat polishes glasses. The seaplane's engines are started. We see the plane take off. Shots of the water being churned up. Shots from the plane of large ship below. Air to air shots of the plane in flight and of its shadow on the ground. Aerial shots of villages, a ruined castle and viaduct. Steward serves a meal to passengers. Aerial shots of roads and woodlands. Steward pours drinks. Aerial shots of fields and cliffs. A lighthouse. Woman drinks a glass of water. Graphic map of Europe. Starting point of flight (Poole) and destination are indicated. The route is over France, Corsica and Sicily to Cairo - illustrated by an animated aeroplane over a graphic map. Aerial shot of the pyramids. Egyptian men wearing fez hats watch the seaplane come and land on the water. Passengers are brought into land by motor launch.
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As a schoolboy, I made this flight to join my parents in Cairo for the summer holidays. We flew at 190mph at 9000'.
Quite a contrast with a modern jumbo!
Amazing, how was the service onboard?
Was the aircraft cabin pressurized?
if you consider the fact it was just 40 years from Wright Brothers to this it's pretty impressive how fast the industrial revolution moved.
Si
Aviation moved on tremendously during the war years of WW1 and WW2 so very advanced by the end of WW2 with jet propulsion and rocketry to what we have today.and space exploration. Probably unthinkable technology in the early days of flight.
Amazing flight, even in 1940s aeroplanes were beautiful. Really love this video.
Back in the 1940's flying was better than nowadays even when flying economy.
For a very brief period in the late 1940s, BOAC ran a flying boat service all the way south through Africa, no doubt it continued on from Cairo down the Nile. My dad flew to Kenya this way, landing (eventually) on a lake in the Rift Valley near to Nairobi. Surely the stuff of a Somerset Maugham, or Agatha Christie novel .
Lake Naivasha
The cost of flying along as a passenger with such an airplane from Marseille to Singapore in a Lathécoère would be about 100,000 euros in today's money. But the lucky ones said it was the most beautiful and heavenly thing they ever did.
I'm not sure that price can be right. My grandparents flew this way to Nigeria a couple of times and I really don't think they had that kind of money.
I think they should bring back commercial seaplane service. And Short Sunderlands.
A geological era ago. Beautiful and relaxing.
Absolutely not a relaxing era. Just before ww2. Europe was in turmoil Persecution of the Jews. Hitler. ...remember?? Egypt had king Farouk and was a British protectorate. Iran had the shah Reba and his first queen consort. The very beautiful but neurotic fawzia Fuad. Sister of king Farouk of Egypt.
@@ambc8970 Hitler? Who’s that?
I’ve seen and been to the ruins of the flying boat base at cape Maclear on lake Malawi. Beautiful part of the world.
It’s longer ago from now until 1980, than it was from 1980-1940.
The last 40 years went by surprisingly fast, our lives are really brief.
Nice video, especially the map showing the route!
I'd fly on that, before I would a MAX
When I saw the female passenger in glasses I thought, Miss Marple in her latest mystery "Killing Time on the Flying Boat"...
The first thing I thought of was Agatha Christie when I saw this video!
Jolly good video. It would have even better if there was sound.
Jolly good what ho old bean?
Nice video. Best wishes from: Sanjit Dutta. India, West Bengal, Howrah.
I'm not getting any sound on this!
Me neither
Does the channel have the dates right? How did a flying boat in 1940 to 45 evade the Luftwaffe, Vichy, and the Italian Air Force?? This must have been pre-war or after June 1945
B.O.A.C. was created 1939 and they seemed to use Short Sunderland 3 (converted to passenger transport) also during the war. But the aircraft shown here G-AGJN was deleivered 1943
Also G-AGER at 3:33
G-AGHZ at 4:13
G-AGIA at 7:01
The video actually says 1949.
Corfe castle below after takeoff
Love that place!
We camped at Harmans Cross a few times and went into Corfe.
Imagined an aircraft that should have an anchor. 😄
Well ................
As I see it...
Should be a board. (get on).
Or
B board. ( Get off)???????????
Why don't they build planes like these anymore? It would have been amazing to land on the Nile and visit the pyramids.
saftey reasons/ (chance of collision in traffic )
Upa 🤗
what seaplane is this.
Shorts Solent I think.
Empire flying boat
So.... this company.... HAS a DAMM .. rooster as a logo....of ALL the logos ...aDAMM rooster....!!!!!!!!???????
A few of those guys had really bad haircuts but the telegram girl at 1:29 was kind a hot.
Telegram girl at 1:29 not kind a hot in 2020...
The immigration officer had the worst cut