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."

So many different types of aircraft, anyone remember any of the chaps shown? Perhaps you are in it yourself?

8 posts so I can post a link to it ;)

I watched it via the Red Button on Freeview Channel 82 but it's available on the TPTV catch-up service HERE

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.

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.

Watch 'The Royal Air Force D/F Emergency Organisation' and spot how few of the aerodromes on the map are still open....