France - Tunis Airfield Planes Taking Off (1937)

Title reads: “France - Tunis“ French air force mass flight to Tunis, Tunisia. L/S an airfield in the desert. Aeroplanes are being prepared for take off. Various shots of French army officer shaking hands with squadron of airmen. Various shots of airmen putting on their flying helmets and flak jackets. Various shots of aeroplanes taking off. Various aerial shots of aeroplanes in flight. The planes fly over sea and a city (Tunis?). Various shots, looking up through branches of palm trees, of planes flying over head. Note: soundtrack is missing. 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 (1926-193