Four Engined Jet Valiant (1957)

Unissued / Unused material. Vickers Valiant aeroplane leaves for Christmas Island. RAF Wittering, Northamptonshire. Various shots of Vickers Valiant on airfield. Various shots of men cleaning the plane. MS airman going through door to aircrew centre. Various shots crew collecting their flying kit. MS crew lined up outside, Wing Commander H G Hubbard is among them. MS’s as they come out of aircrew centre, and board bus which takes them to their plane. Various shots of crew making last minute pre-flight checks of undercarriage and controls surfaces, and of them saying goodbye to their families and climbing aboard plane. Various shots plane taking off and in flight. 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 include