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39,247 results found for all records.
Vietnamese refugee crisis (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Paul Davies reports from Sopley Reception Centre in Dorset, following the arrival of Vietnamese boat people refugees from Hong Kong. Includes interviews with male refugees; local demonstrators; Robert Hood...
Chinese illegal immigrants to Hong Kong (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Interview
Report on dramatic increase in illegal Chinese immigrants to Hong Kong, reporter joins a repatriation with the Gurkha Field Forces with one of the refugees attempting to escape. Includes press conference...
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,...
British airline efforts to bring planes back into operation (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified British male representative of an airline operating DC-10 aircraft on its efforts with other European airlines to bring the planes back into operation following tha fatal crash in Chicago. Male...
DC-10 plane ban lifted - Passengers boarding (1979)
- Genre
- Vox pop
Vox pop with British passengers about to board a DC-10 plane following the lifting of the British Government ban on DC-10s (imposed following the Flight 191 disaster at the Chicago O’Hare International...
DC-10 plane safety - Interview with engineer (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with unidentified British male engineer of an airline operating DC-10 aircraft. The aeroplane’s safety was called into question following a fatal crash in Chicago. Male interviewer not identified.
Effect of DC-10 ban on British airlines (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the effect of the ban on DC-10 aircraft imposed by the Federal Aviation Authority following the Flight 191 disaster in Chicago. Includes interviews with Sir Freddie Laker of Laker Airways and...
Airline’s view on CAA decision to lift ban on British DC-10s (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male airline representative on his views toward the Civil Aviation Authority’s decision to lift the ban on British DC-10s and the continuing FAA ban in the USA. The aeroplane’s safety was...
CAA rep on decision to lift DC-10 ban (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male CAA representative interviewed on the decision to lift the ban on the DC-10s in the face of the continuing US ban. Includes his views on the technical aspects of the DC-10 disaster in...
Transport spokesman on lifting of DC-10 ban (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified Department of Transport spokesman on his concern that the ban on DC-10 aircraft has been lifted too quickly by the European aviation authorities following the Flight 191 disaster in Chicago....