Description
Object description
Interior shot of Concorde cockpit; long shot of Concorde taking off. Archive black and white footage of earlier London-Sydney race preparations: large biplane on field, taking off, in flight over sea, on ground again; large crowd at airfield (cine cameraman with tripod clearly visible; group of men pose with Australian flags (pilots ?) on steps (Australian Embassy ?); cameraman in flying helmet runs across airfield to plane bearing inscription "Warner Bros Comet"; uniformed RAF men; twin-engined plane (G-ACSS), pilot climbs in; Airspeed Cougar (G-ABXN) takes off; close-up of pilot chewing gum; plane taxies, close-up of cowling - "Black Magic"; woman poses by plane; man poses by plane; close-up of damaged engine housing; parade of pilots (?) in horsedrawn carriages; woman aviator, working on plane, smiles and waves to camera; plane lands, female pilot gets out, waves to waiting crowd. (Film returns to colour at this point.) Colourful map shows route of air race (London - Athens - Karachi - Calcutta - Singapore - Darwin - Alice Springs - Adelaide - Sydney). Close-up of side of Sheila Scott's plane "Myth Too" - camera pulls back to show whole plane (a Piper Comanche). Scene is London Airport. Close-up of engine cowling, covered in goodwill messages. Sheila Scott climbs into plane for sake of photographers (shot of serried ranks of cameramen). Extreme long shot of "Myth Too" taking off. Film closes with various shots of light aircraft in flight, one flying over lighthouse (Bishop's Rock ?), one with serial number G-ATCT: final shot of this plane landing on airfield.
Full description
Interior shot of Concorde cockpit; long shot of Concorde taking off. Archive black and white footage of earlier London-Sydney race preparations: large biplane on field, taking off, in flight over sea, on ground again; large crowd at airfield (cine cameraman with tripod clearly visible; group of men pose with Australian flags (pilots ?) on steps (Australian Embassy ?); cameraman in flying helmet runs across airfield to plane bearing inscription "Warner Bros Comet"; uniformed RAF men; twin-engined plane (G-ACSS), pilot climbs in; Airspeed Cougar (G-ABXN) takes off; close-up of pilot chewing gum; plane taxies, close-up of cowling - "Black Magic"; woman poses by plane; man poses by plane; close-up of damaged engine housing; parade of pilots (?) in horsedrawn carriages; woman aviator, working on plane, smiles and waves to camera; plane lands, female pilot gets out, waves to waiting crowd. (Film returns to colour at this point.) Colourful map shows route of air race (London - Athens - Karachi - Calcutta - Singapore - Darwin - Alice Springs - Adelaide - Sydney). Close-up of side of Sheila Scott's plane "Myth Too" - camera pulls back to show whole plane (a Piper Comanche). Scene is London Airport. Close-up of engine cowling, covered in goodwill messages. Sheila Scott climbs into plane for sake of photographers (shot of serried ranks of cameramen). Extreme long shot of "Myth Too" taking off. Film closes with various shots of light aircraft in flight, one flying over lighthouse (Bishop's Rock ?), one with serial number G-ATCT: final shot of this plane landing on airfield.
Physical description
16mm