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255 results found for '"Civil aircraft"' in Keywords.
Eccentric hijacking (1977)
- Genre
- News report
Paul Woodley reports on the hijacking of an airliner by an eccentric Italian who served champagne to hostages and flew around Europe stopping to make demands, pick up his daughters and release hostages. John...
Kuwaiti hijacking (1977)
- Genre
- News report
Trevor Goodchild reports from Bahrain on the hijack of a Kuwaiti airliner leased from British Midland Airways on a flight from Lebanon. The plane is now at Kuwait Airport. The terrorists are demanding the...
San Diego air collision (1978)
- Genre
- News report
Report on a mid-air collision between a Boeing 727 and a two-seater plane in San Diego, California in September 1978.
Emergency landing (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Two unidentified British male survivors of an emergency landing talk about their experience, and praise the pilot responsible for bringing the plane down safely. [This may have been the Korean Airlines...
David Cyster solo flight (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Cherry Cyster, on her husband, David’s attempt to fly solo to Australia in a Tiger Moth biplane. Interviewer not identified.
David Cyster solo flight (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Derek Smith, organiser, on David Cyster’s attempt to fly solo to Australia in a Tiger Moth biplane. Interviewer not identified.
David Cyster solo flight (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with David Cyster on the second leg of his attempt to fly solo to Australia in a Tiger Moth biplane. Interviewer not identified.
Laker uses US engines in aircraft (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on controversy over Freddie Laker’s decision to use American engines fron General Electric Motors rather than British Rolls Royce engines in his aircraft. With negative reaction from Lbour MP Walter...
Laker defends non-British plane order (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Freddie Laker talks about his Skytrain service which is beginning commercial flights to Los Angeles and defends criticisms they are not using British manufacturing by ordering Airbus planes. Male interviewer...
British aircraft inspector following American air tragedy (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male aircraft inspector, inspecting British DC10 aircraft following a fatal accident at the Chicago O’Hare International Airport. The accident, which involved an American Airlines DC10,...