Fabulous colour video of flying in the Golden Age of travel

Geoffrey Thomas

By Geoffrey Thomas Wed May 4, 2022

This fabulous colour video brings to life flying in the Golden Age of travel. The video is 30 minutes in length and was produced by Shell one of the leading suppliers of aviation fuel. READ: Qantas 11 weeks from bankruptcy in 2020. So make a cup of tea or coffee sit back and enjoy some nostalgia!! Featured are the great piston-engine airliners of the 1950s from Douglas, Lockheed, Boeing, Convair, and British manufacturers such as Vickers.
https://www.facebook.com/ClassicAirlinerFilms/videos/880054222048587/?t=279 Here are pictures of some of the airliners featured. All are colourised by Benoit Vienne. Douglas

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