The Fokker F27 Friendship Story (Dutch version)
In the 1950s, the Douglas DC-3 Dakota was the premier short haul airliner of the day. But the aircraft was even then deemed to be out-dated, as it was already some 20 years old, and with the advent of the turbine engine, Fokker the Dutch plane-builder saw an opportunity that was ripe for the picking. …Read more »
Test Flying the Fokker F27 with Fokker Test Pilot H.V.B. Burgerhout (Dutch)
This Dutch language promo film was made by Fokker in the 1950s to demonstrate the impressive flight characteristics of their then new Fokker 27 regional airliner. Powered by two Rolls Royce Dart engines, the same reliable engines that powered the four engine Vickers Viscount, the Fokker F27 went on to achieve a similar worldwide sale …Read more »
North From Yellowknife – Wardair Canada Operations 1961
Very special thanks to Scoval Publishing (UK) for providing this film. For a wide selection of airline books visit: http://www.scovalpublishing.com Produced in 1961, this colour flashback film tells the early years story of Wardair and the story of air transportation and mining on the Precambrian Shield of Canada’s Northwest Territories.
Closer Than you Think – Wardair Canada 1965 DC-6B Promo Movie
In the 1950s, Wardair Canada provided cargo charter operations from Yellowknife to remote points in the Northwest Territories using a rugged fleet of Bristol Mk. 31 Freighters, De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver and DHC-3 Otter general utility bush planes. Other than local Yellowknife operator Northwest Territorial which was launched in 1962 by American transplant Bob …Read more »
A Flight in the Hunting Air Bridge Vickers Vanguard Circa 1996
By 1996, Hunting Air Bridge were operating the world’s last operational Vickers Vanguard. Although the type was factory built for only two airlines, Air Canada and BEA, and it was eclipsed by the onset of the jet age, the Vickers Vanguard still proved to be a very reliable and efficient aircraft for her owners. By …Read more »
Scenic Channel Islands Air Tour by Britt Norman Trislander
JetFlix TV videographer Chris Mak visited the Channel Islands in the summer of 2013 to spend a very splendid day island hopping with Aurigny and their fabulous Britt Norman Trislander commuter aircraft. The Trislanders have since been retired with Aurigny but for several decades they were fixtures in Channel Islands offering reliable, safe inter-island transport …Read more »
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