Baby Plane For British Market (1964)

Unissued / unused material - date and location may be unclear / unknown. Newsreel item. No title. Bankstown, Sydney, Australia Various shots, a small Victa two-seater, the first Australian aircraft sold to the United Kingdom, being looked over by chief test pilot, Mr Vic Walton, and Miss Great Britain 1964, Carol Redhead. She holds the lead of the company mascot, a young kangaroo called “Victaroo“, as it sits on the plane’s wing whilst Mr Walton gets into the cockpit. LS The plane taxies off watched by Ms Redhead, wearing a wool two-piece suit. Note: Date on original record: 18/10/1964. Commentary. 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 (191