Planes Prepare For England - Australia Race (1969)

Biggin Hill, Kent. Various shots of some of the planes on the tarmac, poor quality pictures due to heavy rain. Planes are getting ready for the England - Australia air race. Pilots are seen getting in and posing in their cockpits. Various shots of the pilots in conference room where the organisers brief them on the route, etc. Sheila Scott is seen in front row. (Orig. Neg.) Date found in the old record - 14/12/1969. 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 viewe