Vickers Viscount For USA - Capital Airliners (1955)

Unused / unissued material - Hurn Airport. Vickers Viscount planes are prepared for export to US Capital Airlines. Viscount flying overhead. Opening speeches - Sir George Edwards designer and Managing Director of Vickers. General Weeks, Chairman of Vickers. Winthrop Aldrich American Ambassador. Two men shaking hands Lt. Sir Ronald Weekes, Mr Carmichael, President of Capital Airlines. Ambassador Aldrich. George Edwards (Bald Man) Designer of the aircraft. Viscount on ground with guests standing by it. CU Stars and Stripes American flag. CU Union Jack British flag. Arrival of party. VS of plane on airfield. Party walking past men in overalls. VS of speeches. VS Plane. More of speeches. (F.G.) Old record suggests material dates from around 17/05/1955. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT