Film footage of 50's/60's BOAC planes
 

Please forgive me if this is the wrong place to be asking the questions, but I thought you guys are the experts, so you might know of a source of film footage - I am looking for film of Douglas DC4's - in colour, 1950's - do you know any feature film titles I should be chasing, or any private or public archive source of film footage of BOAC vintage aeroplanes. I have contacted the BA Museum but I think they only have still photographs. Any leads very gratefully received and I hope I haven't been impertinent in posting on this professional network. Many thanks.

I am not sure if it has any DC 4s, but I bought the DVD "Look at Life in the 1960s, Civil Aviation" fromvideo125.co.uk

It has 3 Look at Life films, including "City of the Air" which has footage of Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted.

It was probably filmed after DC4s were retired, but there may be a shot of one in it somewhere. There is plenty of excellent footage of planes, airports, and vehicles as they were back then, brings back so many memories and highly recommended!

BOAC never operated DC-4s. They did operate the Canadair C-4 Argonaut which was a license built DC-4 but presurised like the DC-6 and with Rolls-Royce Merlin engines. They did operate DC-7Cs.

Look at Life Civil Aviation films
 

Thanks so much - I'll definitely have a look at that. I am really looking for
a Stratocruiser to film, but I don't think there is one anywhere... unless you know of one?

The Huntley Archives have a clip in black and white I think, but you want only colour I take it.

Edit: Unless my eyes deceive me, this is a DC-4 in colour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HWMHD82RvA.

Edit 2: On second look, pretty sure it's a DC-4/North Star, as she's got the Merlin engines.

Yes, it's G-ALDR C4 Argonaut. Clues , amongst others, are the Merlins & the square (ish) windows.

you want color DC4 stuff?

fine

rent, buy, or somehow watch: "The High and the Mighty".

it is also an excellent film on cockpit resource management: "thanks, I needed that".

A great movie with lots of action at LHR during the mid 50's

Out of the Clouds (1955) - IMDb

Was actually on television in the UK this evening - caught the end of it. Lot of Stratocruiser, Constellation and Viscount footage. Not sure if there was any DC4 earlier in the film but certainly worth a look.

B.O.A.C. operated a single DC-4, (actually a converted C-54A Skymaster), G-AJPN in B.O.A.C. Skyways livery. Bought by Skyways Ltd. in 1947 as "Sky Champion", then bought by Air France 12 May 1950 as F-BELR. Photo circa 1949.
http://i1047.photobucket.com/albums/...-420G-AJPN.jpg

YouTube has the 3-part series "Tomorrow is Theirs" featuring B.O.A.C. operations with Bristol Britannia and Boeing Stratocruiser airliners.

We'll, you live & learn. Thanks Evansb, I never knew that BOAC operated any DC4S.

50's BOAC airliners
 

Thanks so much for the tip about the Huntley film - it's beautiful and I'll try and find a master from the BA Museum and the BFI as this copy is a bit too scratched - and thanks for ID'ing the plane!!

50's BOAC airliners
 

'The High and the Mighty' - I'll definitely look at it.
Thanks very much for the suggestion.

V

50's BOAC airliners
 

Out of the Clouds - yes, fantatic film - I have tracked down some outtakes, and hopefully we'll be able to use.

Thanks very much for the suggestion - much appreciated.

'Tomorrow is Theirs'
 

Brilliant - thanks so much - I am on the way to tracking down the master from the BFI.

much appreciated.

V