Historical
aviation films from the Civil Aviation Historical Society's archive
will be shown in our final Film Night for 2019 at the Airways Museum.
| What day? | Friday 6 September, 2019 |
| What time? | Museum open from 6.30pm, films start 7.30pm |
| What films? |
W.A. Police Force doco. Simulates the procedures required in the event of a crash landing of an aircraft (B727) at Perth Airport and subsequent fire. All Services involved. Reminds us a little of early Homicide TV shows and production values. All forms of transport of the time shown in the period of this undated film. Cars, ambulances, fire engines. 20 minutes, B&W
An overview of the fixed and mobile aeronautical telecommunications network in a typical area of the world. Good footage of various airliners of the period, including a Boeing Stratocruiser. Very relevant to the Airways Museum's core themes. B+W 23 minutes.
Beef by Air (1950s) The story of the Air Beef scheme in Western Australia's Kimberley region. Plenty of action with ANA Bristol Freighters at Glenroy Station. 10 minutes, B&W
Covers many RAAF aircraft in a fast moving extravaganza from Tiger Moth to Sabre jet. 20 minutes, B+W
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| How much? | CAHS Members - free Non-members - entry by gold coin donation Free
tea and coffee provided |
| Bookings? |
Bookings not required (Note: Our auditorium only has 40 seats - first come, first served!). |
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