Sheila Scott Departs (1969)

No titles. Sheila Scott’s record flight to Nairobi. London Airport (Heathrow). Various shots of female pilot Sheila Scott making her way from the main airport building to her small Piper Comanche plane, ’Myth Two’ on the tarmac. She is setting off on a flight to Nairobi. Shots of the wing of the plane where several people have written good luck messages. Photographers take pictures as Sheila gets into the cockpit of the plane, blows a kiss and closes the door. The plane taxis over the tarmac and gathers speed. We do not see it take off, but apparently she made it into the air! Press release on file. 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 Graphi