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Old 21st Apr 2009, 21:53
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"Red One to London"

This came up in a thread in "Aviation History and Nostalgia" on 29th July 2008, posted by "Trident Man". You might wish to check out his original input.

However,having looked at BFI website this evening, I quote from the British Film Institute's latest entry regarding the documentary:

Red One to London (Version 2)...a 60 minute programme shown on Thames Television on 21st August 1973.

" A report on the intricate world of airline operations and air traffic control explained by: Shaw Taylor from Amsterdam: John Viner from the London Air Traffic Control Centre; Bob Holness from the BEA operations room and Alan Hargreaves from the Heathrow control tower. This version includes a commercial break".

There is no mention of James Burke!

As a matter of interest, there is nothing on Wikipedia, or Burke's own website, to suggest that he was ever involved in the programme.
Personally, I thought he was....

A "Google search" about a year ago showed that the aircraft in question was a Trident 1C, piloted by Captain Mike Channing (as mentioned by "Trident Man"). Also mentioned was the fact that there was no intention to re-release the film. These comments are not apparent in current BFI info...
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