Air parade: a Shell film for the Festival of Britain 1951

A brief history of aviation in Britain commencing with Bleriot’s crossing of the Channel in 1909 and ending with the development of the gas-turbine airliner. This film traces the development of both military and civil aircraft including the Viscount turbo-jet and the Comet.

Credits

Directed by
Bill Mason

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q123303203 ↗ — year, creator, country, credits