Historical
aviation films from the Civil Aviation Historical Society's archive
will be shown in our final Film Night for 2017 at the Airways Museum.
| What day? | Friday 8 September, 2017 |
| What time? | Museum open from 6.30pm, films start 7.30pm |
| What films? | Modern Magic Carpet (1952) Bell helicopter promotion film. Colour
Features the Sikorsky S-51 with excellent footage of many other aircraft of the time.
Movie taken by a DCA cameraman. Shows HM Queen Elizabeth II arriving at Essendon in an ANA DC-4, some Melbourne city building decorations by day and night, then departure from Essendon aboard a Qantas Constellation. Colour, silent, 10 min
Features a commercial DC-3 and also shows one of the DCA Launches. Colour, silent, 6 min
A British film featuring the prototype Meteor F9/40. Much technical info interspersed with many wartime aircraft types, both propellor and jet turbine. B+W, 20 min
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| How much? | CAHS Members - free Non-members - entry by gold coin donation Free
tea and coffee provided |
| Bookings? |
Bookings not required (Note: Our auditorium only has 40 seats - first come, first served!). |