Air News - Berks Aka First Flight Of Home-Made Plane (1959)

Title reads: “Berks“. White Waltham Airfield, Berkshire. Air News: John Taylor with his home-made plane at White Waltham airfield, his wife is seated in the cockpit. C/U engine running. L/S Taylor beside his plane with his wife in the cockpit as it is tested. Taylor looks into the cockpit and studies the control panel dials. Ilford, Essex. Various shots bits of the home-made plane being lowered out of upstairs window of Mr. Taylor’s house. Neighbours stand in the street watching. The sections of plane are loaded into a van. Panning shot plane taking off from White Waltham, with Tich Holmes, AFC test pilot for Lloyds Underwriters, at the controls. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor and their son watch. Panning shot plane flying by. C/U Taylor watching. Panning shot plane landing. Panning shot Mr. Taylor walking towards his plane, he shakes hands with Mr. Holmes seated in the cockpit. C/U Mr. Holmes giving the thumbs up sign and shaking hands with Mr. Taylor again. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM B