British Aircraft On Sales Trip: Italy (1948)

Unissued / Unused material. Bristol Freighter aircraft in Italy. MS front view Bristol Freighter aircraft with crowds inspecting it on Guidonia airfield. MS the Italian Minister of Defence, Pacciardi, arriving to inspect the plane. CU Pacciardi. CU Sir Victor Mallet, British Ambassador. Various shots nose of plane opening. CU’s motorcycles ride out of the aircraft. MS car coming down the ramp. CU side view car. CU Pacciardi and military man. MS light armoured vehicle going up ramp into aircraft. CU lorry being backed into aircraft. CU piece of field artillery being loaded into aircraft. MS and CU motorcyclists going up the ramp. MS Italian troops filing towards plane. CU troops with aircraft in background. MS troops entering aircraft. CU aircraft’s nose closing. MS Bristol freighter aircraft. CU rear view aircraft taxiing. LS aircraft about to take off. MS plane airborne. Cataloguer’s note: Italian commentary. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH P