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Song of the Clouds screen title.

Documentary (1957)

Production:
John Armstrong(Director)
Ken Cameron (Recording)
Alvin Bailey (Editor)
Edwars Van Den Enden (Photographer)
Richard Bennett (Music)
John Hollingsworth (Conductor)

This film made by Shell Film Unit takes the audience on a world wide tour from New York City to South America, Africa, the Mid-East and Asia. A number of travelers are watched as their journeys begin and end, while the audience is taken on a behind the scenes tour of the aviation industry.

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation

These pictures open the film.
With this colour scheme, it must be one of the Super Constellation operated by KLM since 1954. Unreadible name unfortunately.

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Various aircraft

At New York International Airport ((JFK/KJFK) nowadays). See discussion tab (1)
1 - Douglas DC-6/DC-7.
2 - 2x Douglas DC-6.
3 - Boeing 377-10-30 Stratocruiser of Northwest Airlines.
4 - Lockheed Constellation.
5 - Douglas DC-6/DC-7.

New York International Airport in 1957.

Boeing 377-10-30 Stratocruiser

Taxiing over Van Wyck Expressway at New York International Airport.
Note the rectangular windows characteristic of version 30 specific to Northwest Airlines.

Boeing 377-10-30 Stratocruiser of Northwest Airlines.

Another one in the opposite direction.

Boeing 377-10-30 Stratocruiser of Northwest Airlines.

Various aircraft

At Amsterdam Airport Schipol.
1 - Convair 440-48 Metropolitan of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
2 - Convair 440-48 Metropolitan of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
3 - Douglas DC-3/C-47.
4 - Convair 440-48 Metropolitan of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
5 - Convair 440-48 Metropolitan of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
6 - Lockheed Constellation behind another taxiing airplane, a KLM's Convair 440 very likely.
7 - Convair 440-48 Metropolitan of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
8 - Convair 440-48 Metropolitan of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
9 - Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Amsterdam Airport Schipol in 1957.

Lockheed Constellation

Unknown airline and location.

Lockheed Constellation.

Douglas DC-6B

At Tokyo Haneda Airport.

Douglas DC-6B of Japan Air Lines.

Douglas DC-6 & Lockheed Constellation

At New York International Airport.
United's Douglas DC-6 to the left, tail of TWA's Lockheed Constellation to the right.

Douglas DC-6 of United Air Lines and Lockheed Constellation of TWA-Trans World Airlines.

Douglas DC-6B

At New York International Airport.
Registration N6519C, c/n 43519/221. Delivered new to PAA in February 1952, named Clipper Liberty Bell. Leased to Austral Líneas Aéreas in August 1961, registered LV-PFD, re-registered LV-HHR in September 1961. Returned to Pan American World Airways in October 1962 as N6519C, after have been converted to Douglas DC-6A, renamed Clipper Bremen. Sold to AAXICO American Air Export and Import Co in May 1965. Changed to Saturn Airways after merge of the company in September 1965. Sold to Associates Capital Corp. in June 1970, then Florida Aircraft Leasing Corp. in September 1970. Leased to Americana de Aviacion in September 1970, registered HC-ATH. Returned to Florida Aircraft Leasing Corp. as N6519C in September 1971. Leased to Gibraltar South West Inc. in October 1971, re-registered N6385 in November 1971. Returned to Florida Aircraft Leasing Corp. in August 1972. Bought by Mike Tsalickis in November 1973, re-registered N6519C. Sold to Cessnyca in March 1975, registered HK-1389. Sold to LAC Líneas Aéreas del Caribe in July 1975. Written-off in February 1976, ditched into sea immediately after departure from Simon Bolivar International Santa Marta Colombia (Magdalena) (SKSM/SMR).

Reg.N6519C Douglas DC-6B Clipper Liberty Bell of PAA-Pan American World Airways.

Unexpected equipment for our eyes today... when aviation aroused a lot of public interest.

Reg.N6519C Douglas DC-6B Clipper Liberty Bell of PAA-Pan American World Airways.

Boeing 377-10-30 Stratocruiser & Lockheed Constellation

Boeing 377-10-30 Stratocruiser of Northwest Airlines behind part of tail fin from a Lockheed Constellation.

Douglas DC-3/C-47

Seen through the binoculars used by the young boy of the previous picture above.

Douglas DC-3/C-47.

Bell 47G

Registration N2467G, c/n 1447. Operated by Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Other registration N2400Z in the history of the aircraft.
Equipped with floats for possible landing on water within the perimeter of New York .

Reg.N2467B Bell 47G from Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Want to impress the control tower staff? ...
Lockheed Constellation below on the ground, with some Douglas aircraft to the right.

Reg.N2467B Bell 47G from Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Boeing 377-10-26 Stratocruiser

In the far background to the right.
In the foreground is the 11-floor Control Tower of New York International Airport built in 1952.

Boeing 377-10-26 Stratocruiser of PAA-Pan American World Airways.

Lockheed L-749 Constellation

Tarmac of New York International Airport.

Lockheed L-749 Constellation of TWA-Trans World Airlines.

Boeing 377-10-30 Stratocruiser

In the background on tarmac of New York International Airport.

Boeing 377-10-30 Stratocruiser of Northwest Airlines.

Douglas DC-6 & Douglas DC-3/C-47

An Arabic speaker could help to tell which company this Douglas DC-3 or C-47 could belong to. The title inside the red sheet line doesn't match with usual colour scheme of Lebanese Middle East Airlines.

Douglas DC-6 of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Douglas DC-3/C-47.

Douglas DC-3/C-47

In the far background, somewhere in South America.

Douglas DC-3/C-47.

Unidentified Aircraft (toy airplane)

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Douglas C-47A Skytrain

Registration VT-xxx.

Douglas C-47A Skytrain of Indian Airlines.

Unidentified Aircraft

'ATION'..Is it part of AVIATION title... and what aircraft?

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Douglas DC-3

Douglas DC-3 of MEA-Middle East Airlines.

Douglas DC-4-1009

Douglas DC-4-1009 of Japan Air Lines.

Douglas DC-7C Seven Seas

Douglas DC-7C Seven Seas of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Unidentified Douglas

Could be Douglas DC-4, DC-6, DC-7. To find out the airline should help.

Douglas DC-4, 6 or 7.

Douglas C-54A-DO Skymaster

Douglas C-54A-DO Skymaster of TAP-Transport Aereos Portugueses.

Lockheed L-749 Constellation

Foreground n°1 engine Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone.

Lockheed L-749 Constellation of TWA-Trans World Airlines.

Douglas DC-6

Douglas DC-6 of Canadian Pacific Air Lines.

Douglas DC-7B

Douglas DC-7B of South African Airways-Suid Afrikaanse Lugdiens.

Douglas DC-4-1009

Douglas Douglas DC-4-1009 of IBERIA-Líneas Aéreas de España.

Vickers 701 Viscount

Vickers 701 Viscount of BEA-British European Airways.

Vickers 732 Viscount

At Beirut International Airport (BEI/OLBA).
On lease from Hunting-Clan Air Transport at this time.
More details later in the film. See below.

Vickers 732 Viscount operated by MEA-Middle East Airlines.

Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation

At New York International Airport.
Registration PH-LKV, c/n 4506. Delivered new to KLM in July 1953, registered PH-TFV named Meson. Re-registered PH-LKV in April 1954. Leased to Air Ceylon in 1960. Withdrawn from use at Schiphol Amsterdam (EHAM/AMS) in 1961. Broken up in 1965.

Reg.PH-LKV Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation Meson of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Douglas DC-6

Douglas DC-6 of United Air Lines.

Douglas DC-6B

Taxiing at New York International Airport between a Lockheed L-749 Constellation of TWA in the foreground and a Douglas DC-6B to the right background.

Douglas DC-6B of American Airlines.

Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation

Registration VT-DHN, c/n 4615. Delivered to Air India in 1955, named Rani of Chittor. Transferred to Indian Air Force in the early 1960s, registered BG-577. Wfu and broken up in 1976 at Puna.

Reg.VT-DHN Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation Rani of Chittor of Air India.

Convair 240-7

Registration AP-AEH, c/n 52. Built in 1948, registered NC90835. Delivered new to Orient Airways in June 1949, registered AP-AEH. Sold to PIA-Pakistan International Airlines in March 1955. Written off at New Delhi in May 1958 in a crash immediately after take off at night.

Reg.AP-AEH Convair 240-7 of PIA-Pakistan International Airlines.

Lockheed L-749A Constellation

Registration PH-TDP, c/n 2638. Delivered to KLM in May 1950, named Rotterdam. Re-registered PH-LDP in February 1954. Leased to Air Ceylon, named Mahadevi. Wfu in 1958. Broken up at Amsterdam in 1962.

Reg.PH-LDP Lockheed L-749A Constellation Mahadevi operated by Air Ceylon.

Douglas DC-7B

The location is to be determined with help of another picture displayed on Discussion tab (2).

Douglas DC-7B of PANAGRA-Pan American Grace Airways.

Boeing 377-10-34 Stratocruiser

Registration G-ANUB, c/n 15969. Delivered new to United Air Lines in December 1949, registered N31229 named Mainliner Hilo. Sold to B.O.A.C, registered G-ANUB named Calypso. Broken up.

Reg.G-ANUB Boeing 377-10-34 Stratocruiser Calypso of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation of TCA-Trans-Canada Air Lines.

Vickers 732 Viscount

At Beirut International Airport (BEI/OLBA).
Resumption of a sequence seen earlier. See above.
Registration OD-ACG, c/n 076. Delivered new to Hunting-Clan Air Transport in July 1955, registered G-ANRT. Leased to MEA in October 1955, registered OD-ACG. Returned to Hunting-Clan Air Transport as G-ANRT in September 1957. Leased to Iraqi Airways in May 1958. Returned to Hunting-Clan Air Transport as G-ANRT in March 1959. Sold to Misrair in July 1959, registered SU-AKX. Transferred to United Arab Airlines with change name in August 1960. Written off in March 1964 at Beirut after heavy landing.

Reg.OD-ACG Vickers 732 Viscount operated by MEA-Middle East Airlines.

Lockheed L-749A Constellation

Registration ZS-DBT, c/n 2631. Delivered new to South African Airways-Suid Afrikaanse Lugdiens in 1950. Sold to ACE Freighters in November 1964, registered G-ASYT. Broken up in Coventry in 1967.

Reg.ZS-DBT Lockheed L-749A Constellation Pretoria of South African Airways-Suid Afrikaanse Lugdiens.

Vickers 744 Viscount

Registration N7403, c/n 089. Delivered new to Capital Airlines in June 1955, named 322. Leased to Continental Air Lines from February to March 1958. Bought by Vickers-Armstong in March 1958, registered G-APKK. Non taken up by LAV Linea Aeropostal Venezolana, YV-C-ANK. Leased to ANA-All Nippon Airways from July 1960 to October 1961. Sold to Empire Test Pilots School in January 1962, registered XR801. Wfu in October 1971. Sold to Shackleton Aviation in May 1972. Broken up at Baginton Coventry (EGBE/CVT).

Reg.N7403 Vickers 744 Viscount 322 of Capital Airlines.

Unidentified Aircraft in the background.

Reg.N7403 Vickers 744 Viscount 322 of Capital Airlines.

Lockheed L-049 Constellation

At Aeropuerto Central de México (Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez de la Ciudad de México (MEX/MMMX) nowadays).
Registration N88855, c/n 2055. Delivered new to PAA-Pan American World Airways in April 1946, named 855 Clipper Invincible, changed to 855 Clipper Undaunted in 1949. Sold to Delta Air Lines in September 1956, named 501. Sold to American Flyers Airline in 1960. Sold to California Airmotive Corp. Los Angeles CA in May 1967. Written off in June 1970.

Reg.N88855 Lockheed L-049 Constellation 855 Clipper Undaunted of PAA-Pan American World Airways.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Douglas DC-3A

To the right at Aeropuerto Central de México.
To the left, Douglas DC-4, DC-6 or DC-7.

Douglas C-47/DC-3 of Mexicana de Aviación.

Lockheed L-149 Constellation

Registration N88868, c/n 2067. Delivered new to PAA-Pan American World Airways as L-049 in May 1946, registered N90616 and named 868 Clipper Peerless. Converted to L-149 named 868 Clipper Golden Fleece in 1949. Sold to Delta Air Lines in June 1956, named 502. Sold to American Flyers Airline in April 1960. Sold to Tex Hou Inc. Houston TX in January 1970. Broken up at Galveston KGLS in 1974.

Reg.N88855 Lockheed L-049 Constellation 855 Clipper Undaunted of PAA-Pan American World Airways.

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation

Registration N620*C, one aircraft among a series of 9 registered N6201C to N6209C and built from 1951 to 1952.

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation of Fly-Eastern Air Lines.

Douglas DC-7

Taxiing behind a DC-6 from American Airlines waiting for an imminent move. See below.
Unreadable registration. Note some aircraft in the far background: DC-3/C-47, DC-6/DC-7 and Unidentified Aircraft to the right.

Douglas DC-7 of American Airlines.

Boeing 377-10-28 Stratocruiser

Registration G-ALSC, c/n 15945. Delivered new to B.O.A.C in June 1949, named Centaurus. Sold to TALOA-Transocean Air Lines in October 1959, registered N406Q. Sold to Aero Spacelines Inc. in February 1965. Written off at Van Nuys CA in September 1969.
Taxiing behind the DC-6 already mentioned above. An undetermined Lockheed Constellation is taking off in the background.

Reg.G-ALSC Boeing 377-10-28 Stratocruiser Centaurus of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Douglas DC-6

Unreadable registration. Start for taxiing to the runway.

Douglas DC-6 of American Airlines.

Canadair C-4 Argonaut

Arrival at Aeroporto Ciampino Est. [See discussion tab (6)]
Registration G-ALHX, c/n 169. Delivered new to B.O.A.C in February 1949, named Astraea. Sold to Aden Airways in 1960, registered VR-AAS. Wfu at Khomaksar, Yemen.

Reg.G-ALHX Canadair C-4 Argonaut Astraea of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Canadair C-4 Argonaut

Taxiing in front of Aeroporto Ciampino Ovest maintenance hangars.
Registration G-ALHJ, c/n 156. Delivered new to B.O.A.C in February 1949, named Arcturus. Leased to East African Airways from February to December 1958, registered VP-KOT. Returned to B.O.A.C. Withdrawn from use in March 1970 at London Heathrow (LHR), used for crew training. Broken up in 1982.
3x Douglas DC-6 or DC-7 and a Lockheed Constellation in the far background.

Reg.G-ALHJ Canadair C-4 Argonaut Arcturus of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Control tower and terminal of Aeroporto Ciampino Ovest in the background, with a Douglas DC-6/Douglas DC-6B of Alitalia–Aerolinee Italiane Internazionali to the right.

Reg.G-ALHJ Canadair C-4 Argonaut Arcturus of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Lockheed Constellation of TWA to the left.

Reg.G-ALHJ Canadair C-4 Argonaut Arcturus of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Unidentified Lockheed Constellation to the left.

Reg.G-ALHJ Canadair C-4 Argonaut Arcturus of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Passing along Aeroporto Ciampino Est. [See discussion tab (6)]

Reg.G-ALHJ Canadair C-4 Argonaut Arcturus of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Douglas DC-6

Registration OO-SDA, c/n 43062/51. Delivered new to SABENA in July 1947, registered first as OO-AWA, then OO-SDA in July 1951. Sold to Air France in December 1956, registered F-BHVA. Sold to TAI-Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux in January 1957. Leased to SABENA in May 1958. Returned to TAI in October 1958. Leased to Air France in May 1959. Returned to TAI in October 1959. Leased to Air Inter in May 1960. Returned to TAI in October 1960. Sold to Iran Air in March 1962, registered EP-AES. Withdrawn from use in May 1971.

Reg.OO-SDA Douglas DC-6 of SABENA-Societé Anonyme Belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation Aérienne.

Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation

Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation Super G of Air France.

Douglas DC-6

Unreadable name and registration.

Douglas DC-6 of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System.

Douglas DC-6B

Douglas DC-6B of Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane.

Boeing 377-10-34 Stratocruiser

Registration G-ANUA, c/n 15968. Delivered new to United Air Lines in December 1949, registered N31228 named Mainliner Waipahu. Sold to B.O.A.C in December 1954, registered G-ANUA named Cameronian. Sold to TALOA-Transocean Air Lines in August 1959, registered N109Q.

Reg.G-ANUA Boeing 377-10-34 Stratocruiser Cameronian of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Continuity error. Changes to G-ANUB Calypso already seen above when starting for taking off.

Reg.G-ANUB Boeing 377-10-34 Stratocruiser Calypso of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Douglas DC-6B

Douglas DC-6B of Swissair.

Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation

Registration F-BHBG, c/n 4626. Delivered new to Air France in October 1955. Wfu at Toulouse (TLS) in April 1963. On display at Le Moulin Disco Quimper, France. In very poor condition by 2020 appears derelict.

Reg.F-BHBG Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation Super G of Air France.

Douglas DC-7

Registration N317AA, c/n 44138/440. Delivered new to American Airlines in February 1954, named 317 Flagship Indiana. Leased to ONA-Overseas National Airways in 1959. Written off in September 1961 at Norfolk VA after landing incident (nose section used in repair of 45215).
Note the absence of the propeller pans usually fitted on the DC-7.

Reg.N317AA Douglas DC-7 317 Flagship Indiana of American Airlines.

Lockheed L-749 Constellation

Unreadable name on the nose.

Lockheed L-749 Constellation of TWA-Trans World Airlines.

Boeing 377-10-30 Stratocruiser

Registration N74607, c/n 15953. Delivered new to Northwest Airlines in September 1949, named S/C Rudolph. Renamed S/C Honolulu in 1960.

Reg.N74607 Boeing 377-10-30 Stratocruiser S/C Rudolph of Northwest Airlines.

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation

Registration N6231G, c/n 4653. Delivered new to Fly-Eastern Air Lines in October 1956, named 231. Brocken up in January 1968.

Reg.N6231G Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation 231 of Fly-Eastern Air Lines.

Lockheed L-1049E Super Constellation

Lockheed L-1049E Super Constellation of Qantas.

Boeing 377-10-26 Stratocruiser

Landing at New York International Airport.

Boeing 377-10-26 Stratocruiser of PAA-Pan American World Airways.

Douglas DC-6

View from an helicopter, maybe the Bell 47G already mentioned above.

Douglas DC-6 of PAA-Pan American World Airways.

Lockheed Constellation

To the left , Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation of VARIG. See details right below.

Lockheed Constellation of TWA-Trans World Airlines.

Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation

Registration PP-VDC, c/n 4612. Delivered new to VARIG in 1955. Wfu in Porto Alegre in 1964. Broken up in 1967.

Reg.PP-VDC Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation of VARIG-Viação Aérea Rio-Grandense.

Douglas DC-7

Douglas DC-7 of National Airlines.

Lockheed Constellation's Wright Cyclone

Lockheed Constellation's Wright Cyclone.

Douglas DC-3/C-47

Douglas DC-3/C-47.

Douglas DC-6

Cruise flight over high mountains (around 20,000 ft).

Douglas DC-6.

Douglas C-54B-1-DC Skymaster

Registration OD-ACI, c/n 10483. Delivered to USAAF in December 1944, registered 42-72378. Sold to Serviços Aéreos Cruzeiro do Sul in September 1946, registered PP-CCU. Bought by Frandun Corp. in August 1952, registered N227A, then leased to Seaboard & Western Airlines. Sold to California Eastern Aviation in 1953. Sold to Air Liban in 1954, registered OD-ACI. Leased to Trans Mediterranean Airways in 1958. Transferred to MEA-Middle East Airlines-Air Liban in June 1963. Scrapped.
This airline operated 2 aircraft of the type.

Reg.OD-ACI Douglas C-54B-1-DC Skymaster of Air Liban.

Vickers 749 Viscount

LAV received 3 aircraft new from Vickers-Armstrong in 1956. Later, four other second-hand aircraft will join the fleet.

Vickers 749 Viscount of LAV-Línea Aeropostal Venezolana.

Douglas DC-6A

Registration N90809, c/n 43817/333. Delivered new to Slick Airways in March 1953. Sold to Hawaiian Airlines in 1958. Leased to World Airways from March to September 1961. Leased to Finlantic in October 1961, registered OH-DCA. Returned to Hawaiian Airlines in 1963. Sold to Ecuatoriana de Aviación by 1970, registered HC-ATR.

Reg.N90809 Douglas DC-6A of Slick Airways/Slick Airfreighter.

Douglas C-133A Cargomaster

Douglas C-133A Cargomaster of the USAF.

Douglas B-66 Destroyer

In the background.

Douglas B-66B Destroyer of the USAF.

Douglas DC-6B

Douglas DC-6B of Japan Air Lines.

Piper PA-18 Super Cub

Centro Internacional de Adiestramiento de Aviación Civil (CIAAC) is a flying school created by Government of Mexico in 1953. Located at the time south of the Mexico City Airport, on Hangares Avenue, at old factory of Azcarate aircraft occupied by the Fuerza Aerea Mexicana/Mexican Air Force.

Piper PA-18 Super Cub of CIAAC .

Piper PA-18 Super Cub

Registration XC-VQC. History of the aircraft not found yet.
Several Douglas C-47 Skytrain of the Fuerza Aerea Mexicana in the far background.

Reg.XC-VQC Piper PA-18 Super Cub of CIAAC .

Note the Vickers Viking VC.1 of the Fuerza Aerea Mexicana in the far background.

Reg.XC-VQC Piper PA-18 Super Cub of CIAAC .

Piper PA-18 Super Cub

Registration XC-VQA. 2nd in the row.

Reg.XC-VQA Piper PA-18 Super Cub of CIAAC .

Piper PA-18 Super Cub

Registration XC-VIY.

Reg.XC-VIY Piper PA-18 Super Cub of CIAAC .

De Havilland DH114 Heron 2

Registration VR-NCB, c/n 14083. Delivered new to West African Airways Corporation in August 1955. Sold to Aerolinee Itavia in August 1960, registered I-AOVI. Sold to Cimber Air in March 1965, registered OY-BAM. Sold tp Prinair-Puerto Rico International Airlines in February 1969. Written off in April 2013.

Reg.VR-NCB De Havilland DH114 Heron 2 of West African Airways Corporation.

N°1 and 2 De Havilland Gipsy Queen 30 engines.

Reg.VR-NCB De Havilland DH114 Heron 2 of West African Airways Corporation.

Boeing 377-10-26 Stratocruiser

PAA's hangar at San Francisco International Airport.
Foreground:
Registration N1026V, c/n 15926. Delivered new to PAA in February 1949, named Clipper Tradewind, renamed later Clipper Malay. Wfu in 1961. Sold to RANSA, then to Miami Air Charters Inc. in January 1966. Written off in January 1971.
Background:
Registration N1028V, c/n 15928. Delivered new to PAA in March 1949, named Clipper Flying Cloud. Wfu in 1961. Sold to RANSA in April 1961, registered YV-C-ERJ named Andreina Maria. Broken up in June 1969.

Reg.N1026V Clipper Tradewind and N1028V Clipper Flying Cloud Boeing 377-10-26 Stratocruiser of PAA-Pan American World Airways.

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation

Fly-Eastern Air Lines's hangar at Miami International Airport.
6x Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation and 1x Douglas DC-6A/B in the far background.

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation of Fly-Eastern Air Lines.

Vickers 701 Viscount

BEA's maintenance hangar at London Heathrow Airport.
About this airport seen at the beginning. See discussion tab (3)
Foreground:
Registration G-AMOB, c/n 011. Delivered to BEA in April 1953, named William Baffin. Sold to VASP in August 1962, registered PP-SRI. Wfu in April 1970, donated to Aeroclube de Brasil (Jacarepagua Rio de Janeiro). Broken up in June 1979.
Background:
1x Douglas Dakota and 2x other Vickers 701 Viscount.

Reg.G-AMOB Vickers 701 Viscount William Baffin of BEA-British European Airways.

Douglas C-47B Skytrain

Douglas C-47B Skytrain of Compañía de Aviación Faucett.

Douglas C-47B-25-DK Skytrain

Registration OB-PAT-200, c/n 32737. Delivered to USAAF in 1944, registered 44-76405. Transferred to Royal Air Force, registered KN368. Sold to Compañía de Aviación Faucett, registered OB-PAT-200. Re-registered OB-R-200. Scrapped.

Reg.OB-PAT-200 Douglas C-47B-25-DK Skytrain of Compañía de Aviación Faucett.

Douglas C-47B-5-DK Skytrain

Continuity error: OB-PAT-200 changes to OB-PAX-224 when stopped at the 'terminal' See discussion tab (4).
Registration OB-PAX-224, c/n 25882. Delivered to USAAF in 1943, registered 43-48621. Sold to unknown owner with registration NC62034. Sold to Compañía de Aviación Faucett, registered OB-PAX-224. Written off after a crash in March 1964. Dammaged beyonf repair.

Reg.OB-PAX-224 Douglas C-47B-5-DK Skytrain of Compañía de Aviación Faucett.

Bell 47G

Announcing a sequence with helicopters in New-York area.
Already seen above at beginning of the film.

Reg.N2467B Bell 47G from Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Sikorsky S-55

One of the five S-55 operated by the company.

Sikorsky S-55 of New York Airways.

Bell 47G-2

Registration N936B, c/n 667. Built in July 1953. Sold to Petroleum Helicopters Inc, Lafayette, LA. Bought by Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Reg.N936B Bell 47G-2 from Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation

ILS landing.

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation of Fly-Eastern Air Lines.

Unidentified Aircraft

Aerodynamic aircraft studies in wind tunnel.

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Convair XFY Pogo (research model)

Convair XFY Pogo model.

Convair XFY Pogo

Experimental VTOL Fighter. First flight in 1954.

Convair XFY Pogo.

Unidentified Aircraft Studies

Which design office does this VTOL airliner project come from? Must be found out.
Is this logo in the picture below may help? (read the discussion tab).

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Fairey Delta 2

Registration WG774. First flight on 6 october 1954. World speed record holder in 1956.

Reg.WG774 Fairey Delta 2 of the Royal Aircraft Establishment.

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation

Working meeting around the Model 188 project in a Lockheed Aircraft Corp. office.

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation.

Lockheed Model 188 (Design Model)

Presentation of the Model 188 project, future L-188 Electra. The shape of tail fin seems not matching with the definitive device.

Lockheed L-188 Electra model.

Douglas DC-8 (Drawing)

Drawing of the DC-8 project.

Douglas DC-8 drawing.

Boeing 367-80 Dash 80

The Boeing 367-80, prototype of the 707, during its roll-out in May 1954.
Registration N70700, c/n 17158.
Same aircraft seen in other movies - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Reg.N70700 Boeing 367-80 Dash 80 of the Boeing Company.

De Havilland DH.106 Comet 3

Registration G-ANLO, c/n 06100. First flight 19 July 1954. A single aircraft of this variant was produced, flying testbed of the future and definitive Comet 4 version.
Same aircraft seen in other movies - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Reg.G-ANLO De Havilland DH.106 Comet 3.

Bristol 175 Britannia 301

Registration G-ANCA, c/n 12917 built in 1956. Crashed on 6 November 1957 during a test flight out of Filton Airport.
Same aircraft seen in other movies - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Reg.G-ANCA Bristol 175 Britannia 301 test aircraft.

Douglas DC-7C Seven Seas

Prototype of DC-7C Seven Seas.
Registration N70C, c/n 44872/643. First flight in December 1955. Sold to Panair do Brasil in June 1957, registered PP-PDO, named Bartolomeu Bueno da Silva. Crashed on approach at Recife in November 1961.

Douglas DC-7C of Douglas Aircraft Company.

Douglas DC-7

Flight over the Golden Gate bridge after take off from San Francisco International Airport. See discussion tab (5)

Douglas DC-7 of United Air Lines.

Douglas DC-6B

Reminiscence of images already presented above.

Douglas DC-6B of Japan Air Lines.

De Havilland DH114 Heron 2

De Havilland DH114 Heron 2 of West African Airways Corporation.

Vickers 700 Viscount

724 Viscount or 757 Viscount.

Vickers 700 Viscount of TCA-Trans-Canada Air Lines.

Douglas DC-6

Unknown airline.

Douglas DC-6.

On approach for landing at Santos-Dumont Airport or Galeão Airport-Rio de Janeiro passing by the Sugarloaf Mountain.

Douglas DC-6.

Convair 340-31

Convair 340-31 of United Air Lines.

Douglas DC-6

Continuity error when touching the ground, the Convair 340 changes for a Douglas DC-6.

Douglas DC-6 of United Air Lines.

Douglas DC-3/C-47

Douglas DC-3/C-47.

Douglas DC-3/C-47

Unidentified airport.

Douglas DC-3/C-47.

Douglas DC-4/C-54 & Lockheed Constellation

Unidentified airport.

Douglas DC-4/C-54 and Lockheed Constellation.

Convair 340-62

Landing at San Francisco International Airport.
Registration PP-YRA, c/n 189. Delivered new to REAL-Aerovias in 1954. Sold to Linjeflyg, registered SE-CCN. Sold to Trans Continental Airlines Inc. in May 1985, registered N89CF. Sold to Airtrust Limited Wilmington in January 1993. Written off in January 2018.

Reg.PP-YRA Convair 340-62 of Real-Aerovias.

Douglas DC-4

Taxiing in the far background at Tokyo Haneda Airport.

Douglas DC-4 of Japan Air Lines.

Douglas DC-6

Douglas DC-6.

De Havilland DH114 Heron 2

Another one not necessarily the same than VR-NCB seen above.

De Havilland DH114 Heron 2 of West African Airways Corporation.

Martin 2-0-2

LAV operated 2 aircraft of the type. Note the Douglas DC-3/C-47 in the far background among 2 or 3 aircraft.

Martin 2-0-2 Viscount of LAV-Linea Aeropostal Venezolana.

Douglas C-47-DL Skytrain

At Aeroporto Ciampino Ovest.
Registration I-LINC, c/n 9101. Delivered new to the USAAF in 1942, registered 42-32875. Sold to LAI-Linee Aeree Italiane in November 1947. Written off after a crash at Monte Giner (Italy) in December 1956.
In the background, 3x Douglas DC-6B and tail fin of 1x Convair 240-2 of LAI, far background behind a hangar is a Douglas DC-6 tail fin of Alitalia –Aerolinee Italiane Internazionali.

Reg.I-LINC Douglas C-47-DL Skytrain of LAI-Linee Aeree Italiane.

Boeing 377-10-29 Stratocruiser

Registration N74604, c/n 15950. Delivered new to Northwest Airlines in August 1949, named 704-S/C Detroit. Renamed later as 704-S/C New-York. Written off in 1960.

Reg.N74604 Boeing 377-10-29 Stratocruiser 704-S/C Detroit of Northwest Airlines.

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation

Registration PP-VDA, c/n 4610. Delivered new to VARIG in 1955. Written off in August 1957 after having ditched in the sea. Damaged beyond repair.

Reg.PP-VDA Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation of VARIG-Viacao Aerea Rio-Grandense S.A.

Boeing 377-10-34 Stratocruiser

Registration G-ANTX, c/n 15965. Delivered new to United Air Lines in September 1949, registered N31225, named Mainliner Hawaii. Sold to B.O.A.C in December 1954, registered G-ANTX, named RMA Cleopatra. Sold to TALOA-Transocean Air Lines in July 1959, registered N107Q.

Reg.G-ANTX Boeing 377-10-34 Stratocruiser RMA Cleopatra of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain of the Royal Canadian Air Force taxiing in the background.

Reg.G-ANTX Boeing 377-10-34 Stratocruiser RMA Cleopatra of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain of the Royal Canadian Air Force taxiing in the background.

Reg.G-ANTX Boeing 377-10-34 Stratocruiser RMA Cleopatra of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Vickers 735 Viscount

Note the Douglas DC-6B of Alitalia –Aerolinee Italiane Internazionali to the right background.

Vickers 735 Viscount of Iraqi Airways.

Vickers 739 Viscount

Registration SU-AIE, c/n 087. Delivered new to Misrair in January 1956. Transferred after merge to United Arab Airlines in August 1960. Sold to British Eagle International Airlines in May 1965, registered G-ATDU named City of Liverpool. Leased to Air France from March 1968 to September 1968. Returned to British Eagle International Airlines. Broken up at Liverpool in April 1969.

Reg.SU-AIE Vickers 739 Viscount of Misrair-Egyptian Airlines.

Douglas C-54B-1-DC Skymaster

Air Liban operated 2x aircraft of the type: OD-ACA and OD-ACI.

Douglas C-54B-1-DC Skymaster of Air Liban.

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation

Registration VH-EAA, c/n 4580. Delivered new to Qantas Empire Airways in February 1955, named Southern Sea. Converted to L-1049E in January 1958, then to L-1049G in January 1960. Wfu in 1961. Bought by Lockheed, sold to Eagle Aircraft Inc. in January 1963, registered N9714C. Leased to World Wide Airways in 1964, registered CF-PXX. Sold to International Aerodyne Inc. in May 1966, re-registered N9714C. Leased to LAER-Lineas Aeras Entre Rios between April 1967 to April 1970, registered LV-IXZ.

Reg.VH-EAA Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation Southern Sea of Qantas Empire Airways.

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation of Fly-Eastern Air Lines.

Eastern Air Lines's Douglas DC-7 behind the baby cowboy.

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation of Fly-Eastern Air Lines.

Douglas DC-7

Douglas DC-7 of Fly-Eastern Air Lines.

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation of VARIG-Viacao Aerea Rio-Grandense S.A.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain

Douglas C-47 Skytrain of Ethiopian Airlines.

Douglas DC-6B

To the left foreground, Vickers 735 Viscount of Iraqi Airways already listed above.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain of Alitalia –Aerolinee Italiane Internazionali.

Douglas C-54B-1-DC Skymaster

Registration OD-ACI, c/n 10483. Delivered new to the USAAF in 1942, registered 42-72378. Sold to Cruzeiro do Sul in September 1946, registered PP-CCU. Bought by Frandun Corp. in August 1952, registered N227A. Leased to Seaboard & Western Airlines later in 1952. Returned to Frandun Corp. in 1953. Sold to California Eastern Airways Inc. in March 1954. Sold to Air Liban in June 1954, registered OD-ACI. Leased to Trans Mediterranean Airways in 1958. Returned to Air Liban later in 1958. Transferred to MEA-Middle East Airlines-Air Liban after merge in July 1963. Scrapped.

Reg.OD-ACI Douglas C-54B-1-DC Skymaster of Air Liban.

In the background it seems to be a Lockheed C-121 Constellation from the USAF.

Reg.OD-ACI Douglas C-54B-1-DC Skymaster of Air Liban.

Reg.VR-NCB De Havilland DH114 Heron 2 of West African Airways Corporation.

Boeing 377-10-34 Stratocruiser

Boeing 377-10-34 Stratocruiser of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation Southern Sea of Qantas Empire Airways.

VH-EAA already seen above.

Reg.VH-EAA Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation Southern Sea of Qantas Empire Airways.

Vickers 739 Viscount

At Cairo International Airport. Might be SU-AIE again.

Vickers 739 Viscount of Misrair-Egyptian Airlines.

Canadair C-4 Argonaut

At Cairo International Airport in 1957 or before, it can't be from any other airline than B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.
To the right it might be OD-ACI of Air Liban already listed above,.

Canadair C-4 Argonaut of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Douglas DC-6

Douglas DC-3/C-47 behind it.

Douglas DC-6 of United Air Lines.

Unidentified airline.

Douglas DC-6.

Douglas DC-6 of Japan Air Lines.

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation

Registration N62**C, one aircraft among a series of 30 registered N6201C to N6230C and built from 1951 to 1954. Becomes L-1049C after N6215C delivered in November 1953.

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation of Fly-Eastern Air Lines.

Boeing 377-10-34 Stratocruiser

Final takeoff of the film.

Boeing 377-10-34 Stratocruiser of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

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 == [[:Category: Douglas C-47 Skytrain|Douglas C-47-DL Skytrain]] ==
+At [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Aeroporto Ciampino Ovest]].<br>
 Registration I-LINC, c/n 9101. Delivered new to the USAAF in 1942, registered 42-32875. Sold to [[:Category: Linee Aeree Italiane|LAI-Linee Aeree Italiane]] in November 1947. Written off after a crash at Monte Giner (Italy) in December 1956.<br>
 In the background, 3x [[:Category: Douglas DC-6|Douglas DC-6B]] and tail fin of 1x [[:Category: Convair 240/340/440|Convair 240-2]] of [[:Category: Linee Aeree Italiane|LAI]], far background behind a hangar is a [[:Category: Douglas DC-6|Douglas DC-6]] tail fin of [[:Category: Alitalia|Alitalia –Aerolinee Italiane Internazionali]].

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Various aircraft

Various aircraft

Douglas DC-6 & Lockheed Constellation

Boeing 377-10-30 Stratocruiser & Lockheed Constellation

Douglas DC-3/C-47

Douglas DC-6 & Douglas DC-3/C-47

Douglas DC-3/C-47

Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Douglas DC-3A

Douglas DC-3/C-47

Fairey Delta 2

Douglas DC-3/C-47

Douglas DC-3/C-47

Douglas DC-4/C-54 & Lockheed Constellation

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