This film was produced by John Kingsford-Smith, nephew of the renowned aviator Charles Kingsford-Smith. John Kingsford-Smith became a successful and prolific producer of documentaries from 1948 to the 1980s. During this time he produced 327 sponsored films and commercials and played a key creative role in all of them (as writer, director, cinematographer or editor).
This film is a combination of his two passions, aviation and filmmaking; one may wonder how many people were spurred on to learn how to fly after watching this film!
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2002924
Language
English
Audience classification
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Aeronautics
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Aeronautics - History
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Air pilots
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Air transport - History
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes - History
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Flight
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Flight - History
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White