“ AIRPORT IN THE JET AGE - SECOND EDITION “ 1962 EDUCATIONAL FILM LOS ANGELES AIRPORT LAX 55984

Filmed by Encyclopedia Brittanica’s brilliant cinematographer Isadore Mankofsky, this color educational film is about the operations of a modern airport, filmed at LAX (Los Angeles International Airport). Copyright 1962. Opening titles: Airport In The Jet Age (Second Edition: Airport). Mr. Stuart parks his 1961 Ford station wagon (:06-:35). Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower. Two air traffic controllers converse. A jet takes off and is seen clearly from ATC. Los Angeles Tower. Mr. Stuart gives airplanes permission to land. Pan American 707 jumbo jet lands. United jet taxis. Jumbo jet takes off. Aerial shot of the terminal (:36-2:19). Plane from Chicago to Los Angeles lands. Jetways or jet bridges mate with a United Airlines 727. As people exit the plane, fuel is put into the plane and mechanics check the plane. Flight crew for the next use of the plane reports in. Weather map is sent for them to review (2:20-3:47). Weather maps from earlier show wind and storms. Pilot and Co-Pilot look over the maps. Dinners a