Bristol 173 Helicopter - Flight To Paris AKA Bristol 173 Helicopter Flight To Paris (1955)

Unissued / unused material - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown. South Bank, London - Le Bourget, Paris, France Ground to air, a Bristol 173 tandem rotor helicopter in flight and landing at South Bank. (6 shots). MS Chief Helicopter Test Pilot, C T Hosegood, of the Bristol Aeroplane Company getting out. LS Group of men stand by the helicopter. CU Nose of helicopter. CU Tail of helicopter. Various shots of people alighting from helicopter (customs officers, etc.) MS Pilot and co-pilot putting on their lifejackets. Helicopter pilot Hosegood gets in, shakes hands with Mr John Profumo (Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Transport & Civil Aviation). Helicopter starts up. Crowd behind barrier watching. Helicopter taking off and in flight. Note: “Date received“ on original paperwork reads: 13/06/1995. 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.