Fellow PpruNer
goldox brought the existence of this film 'Stop Press Girl' (1949) to our attention in another thread (What Airfield is this ?) Old Eric Rylands probably chuckled when he saw the luxuriously spacious Passenger Cabin depicted in this Movie. And as to the Tea Cups and unsecured bottles of booze in the Pantry (Galley) Well quite shocking My Dear !
One cannot be sure whether this Movie was shot before the commencement of, or during the period of The Berlin Airlift 1948-49. The Lancashire Aircraft Corporation HP Halifax 8 G-AKEC which is seen in the film completed 79 Freight and 159 Tanker Sorties to Berlin during that period.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x81gest
Scenes from Bovingdon commence at approx 4.09mins.
Departing R/W 27 Bovingdon.
R/W 35 was used for the Horse and Cart sequence. Note neglected state of runway. View here towards Berkhamsted with the woods of Ashridge Park distant centre right.
1950 at Hurn for The Daily Express Air Race. Piloted by Captain A.N. Marshall - LAC Station Manager Bovingdon. Placed 24th at an average speed of 267 mph. Photo credit Dave Welch with many thanks.
G-AKEC was damaged beyond repair in December 1952 when it was parked at Blackpool and blown against Halton G-AHDV in strong winds.