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THE COMET - LONDON TO JOHANNESBURG - NO SOUND

330 views · Published 21 July 2015 · 10:41 · Indexed 10 November 2026

Channel: British Movietone · 2015 · News & Politics

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(21 Apr 1952) 

CUTS FOR STORY NUMBER 57066 - Comet jet aircraft seen taking off from London Airport. CU of sign for "Ministry of Civil Aviation - the London Airport". Snow being cleared from runway. LS of Comet stationary. Comet starts to taxi. CU of name on side of aircraft. Various shots of the 'plane. Passengers boarding the aircraft. Stock shots - waterfall and buildings. POV from inside plane, shots of runway Airborne. Arrival at African airport (Entebbe or Livingstone Airport?) CUs of African BOAC staff. Stockshots of waterfalls (Victoria Falls?), local craftsmen, signpost to "Devil's Cataract & Rain Forest". Aerial shots from Comet. Various buildings in Johannesburg including low angle and high angle shots. Street scenes. Air to air shots of Comet in flight. Aerial views. Comet landed. People admire plane including two policemen. Aerial shots including Victoria Falls. Interior - CUs of controls. Passenger balances coins and cigarettes on table to show steadiness of aircraft. More aerials. Supplies are loaded onto aircraft. Comet on ground at airport. Aerials. Passengers looking out of the windows. CU of pilot and co-pilot. Interior showing passengers in their seats. Man in flying helmet studies map. 

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