Britannia Off To N. Africa (1954)

Filton Airfield, Bristol. LV Bristol Britannia being wheeled out at Filton airfield. CU name on nose, “Britannia“. SV pan, pilot Bill Pegg with officials walking towards plane. LV officials boarding plane. SCU Bill Pegg with D. P. Davies. LV towards and pan, Britannia taxiing and taking off, pan to back view. This is Britannia’s first overseas flight. (Neg.) (Title Scene “C“) 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.