Planes Leave For Africa (1947)

Prague, Czechoslovakia. Two Czechoslovakian tourist planes of the ’Sokol’ type on Prague airport, set out for a flight around Africa. Various shots of the crews saying goodbye to relatives - some close ups. Various shots of the planes taking off and in flight. Note - date found in the old record - 14/04/1947. 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 British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.