Thursday's Comet, a short documentary (1966)
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Thursday's Comet, a short documentary (1966)
I have just watched this on Talking Pictures TV and I thoroughly enjoyed it!
Here is the synopsis:
"Reporter John Rollason, not an RAF man, is booked on a Transport Command Comet to Singapore, and describes his experiences. RAF Lyneham - departure lounge, meeting the crew. Preparations - form-filling, bags checked and loaded, briefing. The flight itself. First stopover - Bahrain; street scenes, meeting with John Churchill, RAF pilot of a Beverley transport. Rejoining the Comet, and on to Aden - harbour and street scenes. He takes a trip from RAF Khormaksar over the Radfan mountains in a Twin Pioneer to meet troops guarding the border. Next stop for the Comet is Gan, in the Maldives - RAF post, fishing, wet weather. Comet's final destination, Singapore - RAF Changi, street scenes, Bugis Street. Trip in an Argosy to Hong Kong - aerial scenes, junks. On to Sarawak, North Borneo, by Whirlwind helicopter - dyaks in their long houses, scenes of RAF routine and preparation for para-drop at Carfax Platoon HQ. The para-drop itself, by troops of 55 Company RASC (Air Dispatch); Hastings, with Javelin fighter escort, delivers to front line. Back to base. Flying home in Bristol Britannia, Rollason sums up his experiences."
Here is the synopsis:
"Reporter John Rollason, not an RAF man, is booked on a Transport Command Comet to Singapore, and describes his experiences. RAF Lyneham - departure lounge, meeting the crew. Preparations - form-filling, bags checked and loaded, briefing. The flight itself. First stopover - Bahrain; street scenes, meeting with John Churchill, RAF pilot of a Beverley transport. Rejoining the Comet, and on to Aden - harbour and street scenes. He takes a trip from RAF Khormaksar over the Radfan mountains in a Twin Pioneer to meet troops guarding the border. Next stop for the Comet is Gan, in the Maldives - RAF post, fishing, wet weather. Comet's final destination, Singapore - RAF Changi, street scenes, Bugis Street. Trip in an Argosy to Hong Kong - aerial scenes, junks. On to Sarawak, North Borneo, by Whirlwind helicopter - dyaks in their long houses, scenes of RAF routine and preparation for para-drop at Carfax Platoon HQ. The para-drop itself, by troops of 55 Company RASC (Air Dispatch); Hastings, with Javelin fighter escort, delivers to front line. Back to base. Flying home in Bristol Britannia, Rollason sums up his experiences."
On the tube of you, there’s a guy called ‘joluqa malta’ and he has loads of old films from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s about the RAF.
Worth watching, but the one about becoming a WRAF officer is a bit cringeworthy, “of course if she gets married, she’ll have to leave”.
being an ex Gannite, I enjoyed the film ‘True Bearing’ about the CADF going u/s and a techie being sent out from Singapore.
Worth watching, but the one about becoming a WRAF officer is a bit cringeworthy, “of course if she gets married, she’ll have to leave”.
being an ex Gannite, I enjoyed the film ‘True Bearing’ about the CADF going u/s and a techie being sent out from Singapore.
All those films are included on "Royal Air Force Collection - Royal Air Force In The 1960s ~ The Definitive Short Films Collection [DVD]" currently available on Amazon.
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Watch 'The Royal Air Force D/F Emergency Organisation' and spot how few of the aerodromes on the map are still open....
