Planes at Gatwick, 1960's - Film 32289

Описание: Colour outdoor footage from 1967 of Gatwick airport and the various planes arriving and departing on the day.

Long continuous shot filmed from a moving car of the motorway leading towards Gatwick Airport. Signs for the airport are seen on the left of frame. Close up of "Gatwick Airport" sign. Slow pan across from left to right reveals the main airport carpark. Shot of unidentified flag, then one of another carpark.

"First job…park the car!" Shots on board car of driving towards carpark. Car is parked. Man and woman lock their black car. Great shot of aeroplane, occasionally obscured by Gatwick's main terminal, landing in the background. Then shown are spectator platforms for viewing planes, including a long queue on ground level. Man and woman in foreground looking out, with Gatwick terminal in the background.

Shot of a stationary BEA aircraft on the tarmac. "Russian built Ilyushin IL-18". Shot of this plane on the tarmac as ground staff remove the passenger walkways from the plane. Shots of the plane's propellers moving. More shots of the two people watching. The plane is then airborne. More spectator shots. An aircraft moves into position on the runway. Close-ups of spectators looking into the sky. A Balair plane moves slowly along a runway. An arriving Tunisair flight moves into a docking position to allow passengers off. Passengers alight from Tunisair onto the runway tarmac. Passengers seen in greater detail, congregating on tarmac. Baggage crew remove luggage from the plane's undercarriage. Shot of a man on a spectator lookout. Two semi distant shots of aeroplanes on the tarmacs. Shot of a Shell-BP refuelling truck departing from a Skyways plane, passenger walkway still connected to the ground. Close up of "Access For Aircraft Refuelling Vehicles Only" sign. Shot of Shell-BP fuel trucks parked at the airport depot as a moving truck drives past in the foreground. Another shot of stationary fuel trucks. Shot of an Ariana ? aeroplane stationary on the tarmac.