Airport (1934)

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Airport (1934) screen title.

Documentary (1935)

Production:
Edgar Anstey (Producer)
Roy Lockwood (Director)
Stanley Rodwell(Photographer)
Carlton Hobbs (Narrator)
Willian Hodgson (Music)
Jack Bevir (Music)

17 mins black-and-white sound film describing a day in the life of Croydon Airport which was London's leading airport during the 1920s and 1930s, this film released in 1934 was the first-ever film made by the Shell Film Unit.

Handley Page H.P.45

Imperial Airways's hangar at London Croydon Airport.
Registration G-AAXD, c/n 42/6. Delivered new to Imperial Airways in June 1930, named Horatius. Written off in July 1939. Forced landing on Tiverton golf course. It was returning to Exeter from France when the pilot could not find Exeter due to bad weather, leading him to make a forced landing. No fatalities.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 Horatius of Imperial Airways.

Fokker F.XII

SABENA/KLM's hangar at London Croydon Airport.
8x aircraft were operated by KLM.

Fokker F.XII of KLM-Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij.

Fokker F.VIIb/3m

Trimotor in the background at London Croydon Airport. Seems to be a Fokker F.VIIb/3m.

Fokker F.VIIb/3m.

Handley Page H.P.42

Handley Page H.P.42 of Imperial Airways.

Handley Page H.P.45

G-AAXD seen again. Short L.17 Scylla in the background, maybe G-ACCJ seen below.

Reg.G-AAXD Handley Page H.P.45 Horatius of Imperial Airways.

Handley Page H.P.45

Registration G-AAXC, c/n 42/5. Delivered new to Imperial Airways in August 1931. Transferred to Squadron 271 of the RAF in March 1940. Written off few weeks later at Bristol-Whitchurch Airport. Blown over in a gale and collided with G-AAUD.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Reg.G-AAXC Handley Page H.P.45 Heracles of Imperial Airways.

Short L.17 Scylla

First of the two built, registration G-ACJJ, c/n S.768. Delivered new to Imperial Airways in March 1934, named Scylla. Transferred toB.O.A.C in 1939. Destroyed in gale Drem, UK in September 1940.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Handley Page H.P.45 to the left background. Maybe G-AAXD seen earlier above.