FROM ENGLAND TO INDIA BY AIR
This film is held by the BFI (ID: 20060).
Synopsis
ACTUALITY. The arrival in Calcutta of a Handley Page aircraft after the flight from England.
Main title (7). "The arrival in Calcutta of the Handley Page biplane" (13). LS of the biplane in flight (30). The biplane lands and taxies to a stop (73). "Their Excellencies advancing to welcome the airmen" (82). LS of biplane and group of dignataries (108). LS of two airmen standing by the biplane (116). "Congratulations" (122). The airmen are congratulated by the dignataries (180). "The Hon. Margarete Thesiger follows her father" (186). A little girl, watched by her mother, follows her father up a ladder into the biplane (195). Two men in the cockpit, one of then is Mr. Thesiger (?) (223). People mill about by the biplane (304). Their Excellencies (?) enter their car and drive off (313); three ladies enter their car and are driven off (335). LS the biplane is dragged backwards from the airfield, the crowds follow (402). A man examines the wings of the biplane (407); goods are loaded/unloaded from the biplane (422); checking the biplane (443); officers stand by the biplane (469); the wings are folded back and the biplane pushed under a large canvas shelter (498). Officers talking (510). Men in the cockpit (535). Officers enter car and are driven off (550ft).