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01/01/1934 Documentary 0h 17m
75
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Overview

A documentary looking at a day at Croydon Airport south of London.

  1. Roy Lockwood

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Carleton Hobbs

    Narrator

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-03-28
This is quite an enjoyable documentary to watch. The opening shot shows the raising of an RAF flag over a building described as Croydon Air Port then shortly afterwards balloons and a theodilite are used to ascertain the weather conditions (on an hourly basis) before aircraft operations can begin. Planes are rolled out from their overnight hangars for a detailed inspection then the mail is loaded, as are the passengers on planes called "Heracles", "Horatius" and the like. Some of the cargo is being routed as far away as Brisbane on Imperial Airways planes that seemed to consist entirely of com...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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