Can anyone remember a TV documentary in the mid 1980s about the history of Jet flight. if I recall it was three one hour programmes over about three weeks with dramatisations and original footage of Whittle’s testing days and the early days of the Gloster E.28.
Later in the series the narration was taken over by Chris Orlebar – the Concorde Pilot – who described its contribution in later passenger jet travel. The series finished with him taking off in a Cherokee from Filton with one of the Concorde’s in the background!
The whole series was excellent and would love to get it on DVD if its available.
Two questions please:
1) What was the name of the series, perhaps “Jet Trail”?
2) Is it available on DVD
Many thanks
By: Lion Rock - 10th October 2010 at 17:40
many thanks much appreciatede, apologies for the delayed reply problems with the old th’internet!!
By: patb - 4th October 2010 at 22:53
deep storage is the loft which is a hell hole, full of mostly junk, I will see what I can do but can’t make any promises
By: Lion Rock - 2nd October 2010 at 08:32
Patb:
Many thanks for that, appreciate the tape is in deep storage butshould it ever come to the surface would be pleased to pay for a copy onto DVD etc.
Many thanks
By: patb - 1st October 2010 at 23:34
It was called Jet Trail and I have it on VHS recorded from the first broadcast, tapes are in deep storage though
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October 1, 2010 at 10:15 pm