Austrian Airline Gets Two British Planes (1966)

Linz, Austria. GV. The two British HS 748 planes on tarmac at Linz Airport, Austria. GV. Airport building at Linz. Various shots of the christening ceremony for the two aircraft. Mayor of Linz, Mr Aigner and several other dignitaries make speeches and then the aircraft are blessed by the Bishop of Kremsmunster. The wives of the Mayor and the Governor name the planes. They are named after Austrian composers Franz Lehar and Anton Bruckner. Various shots of the two Austrian Airline HS 748 planes taxiing and flying low over the airport. (F.G.) Date found in the old record - 06/06/1966. 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 New