Song Of The Clouds - Travel in 1956

Geoffrey Thomas

By Geoffrey Thomas Sat Feb 10, 2024

Song of the Clouds is a superb colour video look at air travel in the 1950s produced by the Shell Oil Company.

Song of the Clouds is 33 minutes long and follows the journeys of a host of passengers crisis crossing the globe.

It was produced just before the jet age as we know it began.

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Airlineratings.com is packed with information about air travel and answers questions that many of us may have thought of, but didn’t know who to ask. Well, now you do!

Airlineratings.com was developed to provide everyone in the world with a one-stop shop for everything related to airlines, formed by a team of aviation editors, who have forensically researched nearly every airline in the world.

Our rating system is rated from one to seven stars on safety – with seven being the highest ranking. Within each airline, you will find the country of origin, airline code, booking URL and seat map information. The rating system takes into account a number of different factors related to audits from aviation’s governing bodies, lead associations as well as the airline’s own safety data. Every airline has a safety rating breakdown so you can see exactly how they rate.

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