*Schley Ride to the West Indies* screen title.

Documentary (1963)

Production:
Picturelogue Inc. of Waukesha Wisconsin (Production)
Norman E.Schley (Photography)

Also from this series:
Schley Ride to series

This film "Schley Ride to the West Indies" is a four-segment feature filmed by Norman Schley from Wisconsin. Schley founded the travel industry film company called Picturelogue. Like many of his other films, this one was intended to be screened in front of a live audience, while Schley read from a prepared script. So, you will note that it while the soundtrack contains a lot of music, no narration is heard.
Part 1: Scenes of Puerto Rico and its capital San Juan, Saint Thomas of the Virgin Islands, Antigua.
Part 2: Views of Antigua & Barbuda, Kingston and Montego Bay in Jamaica.
Part 3: Views of Montego Bay, Ocho Rios in Jamaica, Nassau in the Bahamas.
Part 4: Film opens with scenes in the Bahamas, then goes on scenes of New Orleans in Louisiane.

Part 1

Douglas DC-8

On route to San Juan, Puerto Rico.

De Havilland DH114 Heron 2

At Harry S.Truman Airport of St Thomas Island (Cyril E. King Airport (STT/TIST) nowadays).
Registration VP-LIA, c/n 14088. Built in 1955 as VP-BAP. Bought by LIAT-Leeward Islands Air Transport. Sold to Jamaica Airways in 1965, registered 6Y-JEB. Sold to Rahe Rodney K Haxtun CO in August 1992, converted engines by Prinair, registered N552PR. Sold to Manny Davila Inc. Plantation FL in January 1993. Cancelled in April 2015.

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On flight to Antigua.

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Part 2

Curtiss-Wright C-46F-1-CU Commando

At Coolidge International Airport of Antigua (VCBIA-V.C.Bird International Airport (ANU/TAPA) nowadays).See discussion tab (1).
Either N69343 or N69346 as Trans-Caribbean Airlines operated 2 of them.

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De Havilland DH114 Heron 2

At Coolidge International Airport.
Registration VP-LIB, c/n 14088. Built in June 1955 as G-ANCJ. Owner De Havilland Aircraft Company Ltd until January 1960 when sold to LIAT-Leeward Islands Air Transport as VP-LIB. Sold to Jamaica Airways in August 1965, registered 6Y-JFB. Sold to Prinair for conversion engines in January 1969, registered N553PR. Ceased operations in June 1985. Sold to Rahe Rodney K Haxtun CO in August 1992. Broken up in San Juan.