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Title: SCOTTISH AIRWAYS

Reference number: 4457

Date: 1939*

Sound: silent

Original format: 35mm

Colour: bw

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 2.19 mins

Description: Longer trim section of a promotional film concerning Scottish Airways. A mixture of shots of the aeroplanes outside the hanger, taking off and landing. Some shots are of a plane landing on beach. A young boy is carried from one aircraft and placed inside a St Andrews ambulance at the airport. Call numbers of the planes involved: G-ACNG ; G-AEWL ; G-ACSM.

Shotlist: [no title] 'Scottish Airways Ltd.' aeroplane taxiing past man standing outside Balivanich Airport (Isle of Benbecula) (0.19) very brief and overexposed shot of man walking to aircraft G-AENG, hangar visible on left hand side (0.20) aerial shot over island and shore below (0.31) aeroplane taxiing along, as if it had just landed, windsock to left hand side of shot. Slows to standstill, figure walks out to meet the plane (1.03) aeroplane G-ACNG takes off at Balivanich runway, passing lone fuel pump and windsock (1.18) gvs 'Scottish Airways Ltd' hangar and airport (Renfrew?) where twin propelled aircraft takes off - Glasgow skyline visible in background including University spire, cranes and steamer funnels (1.49) aircraft G-ACSM on landing strip, with uniformed pilots and doctor gathered, a young boy is carried from plane and taken inside St. Andrews Ambulance standing by (2.07) the ambulance then drives away, passing hangars and planes (2.19)