| COMET HOME Group Captain Cunningham brings Comet III home to London in triumph. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5780 | |
| Catalog #: | 13724 | |
| Clip Number: | 13724-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 56/1 | |
| Timecode: | 01:45:14 - 01:47:10 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1956 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | JOURNALISM: Press Conference LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Passenger TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Record Flights | |
| Description: | Same as catalog # 311241 COMET HOME ( aka COMET III ARRIVAL AT LONDON AIRPORT) Group Captain Cunningham brings Comet III home to London in triumph. London Airport. SV. Comet III taxiing in at London Airport after all-round the world flight - its record flight from Montreal. CU. Nose of Comet III. LV. Group Captain John "Cat-Eye" Cunningham stepping out of Comet and being greeted by Sir Miles Thomas. SV. Pan, Group Captain Cunningham walking down steps from Comet, pan back to co-pilot Peter Bugge and Sir Miles Thomas. LV. Press and crowds round aircraft. SV. Cunningham, Peter Bugge and Sir Miles Thomas. LV. Press surrounding Cunningham, who is walking away from Comet. SV. Pan, Cunningham with officials walking away from Comet. SV. Interior, Cunningham being interviewed. SV. Group Captain Cunningham speaks (live sound): "Well, gentlemen, we've just arrived back having at long last completed our round the world flight. Unfortunately owing to the short delay just before Christmas, we've arrived back a few days later than intended. The object of our flight, which was planned sometime towards the end of October by DeHavilland Aircraft Company, was to prove to ourselves and to gain experience in the operation of the Comet III, which is being used as a prototype for the Comet IV, the production version of this aircraft. The aircraft has behaved quite extraordinarily well. Apart from our delay in Montreal, we had no delay whatsoever, throughout the whole of the world trip. The general reliability and ease of maintenance of this aircraft and engines has been outstanding." Angle shot, statue of Alcock and Brown. GV. Comet on aerodrome with statue of Alcock & Brown in foreground. | |
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