BA Hamble Film - Airline Pilot
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BA Hamble Film - Airline Pilot
Anyone know how/where to get hold of a copy of either of these two films--one shewed students starting in the Chipmunks and the later one in the Cherokees?
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There was a film released by the British airways archives about 15 years ago. It was entitled 'Great British Airline Classics' and featured the story of a BOAC VC10 cadet pilot at Hamble and his progress through the training programme until he qualified as a Second Officer on board a VC10. It was titled 'Airline Pilot' and set around 1967. It features VC10 base training in SNN as well as his first flight on a VC10 to Bombay. If this is the one you refer to you may be able to obtain a copy of the VHS tape by contacting the British airways Museum at Heathrow. They may still have some copies available for sale. ART Productions produced most of the films which were released to the general public in the early 1990's. They have since stopped selling the films. The musuem can be contacted through the main BA website WWW.BA.COM I hope this helps.
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The film 'Airline Pilot' was filmed in 1967. The segments at Shannon and on the first trip were genuine. However, the shots of the training at Hamble were staged as the cadet featured in the film had already graduated. I have a VHS copy somewhere in my loft.
Sadly the cadet, who was my flatmate, died in 1971.
Dave
Sadly the cadet, who was my flatmate, died in 1971.
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I seem to remember a similar film with a young graduate with the initials T.O staring in it. Thank goodness for moustaches and a place where apples trees and the like grow!!!
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Sadly the cadet, who was my flatmate, died in 1971.
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Pull What; correct me if I am wrong, if its the pilot I think it is; I heard a story that the chap in question died on a camping holiday, fell off a cliff. Very tragic indeed.
I have the VHS tape myself; out of interest Strike Force Entertainment have just released three DVD's. Imperial Airways, BEA and BOAC. You can order them from Sendit.com or play.com. I have the Imperial Airways and have just ordered the BOAC (1946-1974). I have also the BEA one (on loan from a friend) 1946-74. They last for 2 1/2 hours and are very interesting. So you may come across the training at SNN and Hamble on these as I noticed with the BEA DVD they have a lot of film from the Great British Airline VHS tapes released by British airways in the early 1990's.
I have the VHS tape myself; out of interest Strike Force Entertainment have just released three DVD's. Imperial Airways, BEA and BOAC. You can order them from Sendit.com or play.com. I have the Imperial Airways and have just ordered the BOAC (1946-1974). I have also the BEA one (on loan from a friend) 1946-74. They last for 2 1/2 hours and are very interesting. So you may come across the training at SNN and Hamble on these as I noticed with the BEA DVD they have a lot of film from the Great British Airline VHS tapes released by British airways in the early 1990's.
I have the Imperial Airways and have just ordered the BOAC (1946-1974). I have also the BEA one (on loan from a friend) 1946-74. They last for 2 1/2 hours and are very interesting.
