Cinesound Review No. 1198 newsreel. The story of the first Vickers Viscount aircraft bought in England for Trans Australia Airlines. The flight to Australia from London was made at 22,000 feet via Rome, Athens, Beirut, Karachi, Delhi, Singapore, Darwin and Melbourne and completed in an hour less than two days flying time.
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ACMI Identifier
011491
Language
English
Subject categories
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - Australia
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes - Design and construction
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes - History
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transpacific flights - History
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transportation - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
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Sound
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Black and White
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16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)