Cone of Silence
Posted: 05 Jun 2009, 18:45
I see HMV.com is selling the above for £5.99 at the moment. I received my copy today
Paul
Paul
Hi Paul
Is that the Jimmy Stweart one about the Reindeer??
Garry
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Re: Cone of Silence
Posted: 05 Jun 2009, 18:49
Re: Cone of Silence
Posted: 05 Jun 2009, 19:32
Hi Gerry,
No this one stars Bernard Lee & Peter Cushing.
Without wishing to spoil the plot -
Captain George Gort, a pilot for British Empire Airways, is found to be at fault after crashing his Phoenix 1 jetliner, killing his co-pilot, on takeoff from Ranjibad airport in Pakistan. He is accused of rotating too early, increasing drag to such an extent that the aircraft cannot achieve flying speed.
Gort is reprimanded but is allowed to return to flying..................
From Wikipedia
Paul
No this one stars Bernard Lee & Peter Cushing.
Without wishing to spoil the plot -
Captain George Gort, a pilot for British Empire Airways, is found to be at fault after crashing his Phoenix 1 jetliner, killing his co-pilot, on takeoff from Ranjibad airport in Pakistan. He is accused of rotating too early, increasing drag to such an extent that the aircraft cannot achieve flying speed.
Gort is reprimanded but is allowed to return to flying..................
From Wikipedia
Paul
Re: Cone of Silence
Posted: 05 Jun 2009, 19:50
Cheers Paul
Sounds like some of the early Comet take off incidents before they modified the wing LE :think:
I don't think I've ever see this one :think:
Garry
Sounds like some of the early Comet take off incidents before they modified the wing LE :think:
I don't think I've ever see this one :think:
Garry
Re: Cone of Silence
Posted: 05 Jun 2009, 20:02
Excellent film co-starring the Avro Tudor Jet as the Phoenix. I'm tempted to get it on DVD for five and a bit notes to complement my dvd of "The Sound Barrier".
Re: Cone of Silence
Posted: 05 Jun 2009, 20:05
I've only seen it the once, many years ago.
I like these old films, I find the background action at places like LHR so interesting.
I like these old films, I find the background action at places like LHR so interesting.
Re: Cone of Silence
Posted: 05 Jun 2009, 20:11
That is the reason I sit though and enjoy so many old films.
I am so busy peering into the backgrounds I sometimes forget what the storyline was
Garry
I am so busy peering into the backgrounds I sometimes forget what the storyline was
Garry
Re: Cone of Silence
Posted: 05 Jun 2009, 21:55
What's going on in the background makes many of these old films worth looking at which is why I'm an avid ITV4 watcher
In yesterdays 'The Saint'.. Simon Templar tracks the villain down to this very plush residential hotel type place and on the desk in the foyer was a VC10 model in BOAC Golden Speedbird and behind it on the wall, a poster advertising BEA with the Vanguard tail in RS 
The title of this film sounds familiar but I can't place the plot. Think I might have to flex the old plastic too
ATB
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Re: Cone of Silence
Posted: 05 Jun 2009, 22:26
I watched Randel and Hopkirk deceased the other day and they flew back from the South of France in a Red Square Trident 
Garry
Garry
Re: Cone of Silence
Posted: 05 Jun 2009, 22:38
"Klaatu barada nikto.........."VC10 wrote:Gort is reprimanded but is allowed to return to flying..................
Derek
