Tudor 2 - Britains Biggest Aircraft AKA… 1946

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Item title reads - Avro Tudor II Britain's biggest aircraft.

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Various shots of chief designer Roy Chadwick with other aircraft experts, C/U of Chadwick. C/U model of his new passenger plane Avro 689 Tudor II. The real aeroplane is wheeled out of its hangar....

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
45099
Sort Number:
46/026
Time in/Out:
01:11:22:00 / 01:12:25:00
Canister:
46/26
Film ID:
1378.08
Issue Date:
01/04/1946

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  • The aircraft seen here is the prototype Avro 689 Tudor II, Reg. No. G-AGSU.

    "chief test pilot Thorn" is Bill Thorn.

    (Sadly this very aircraft was to crash on 23 August 1947, killing Roy Chadwick, Bill Thorn and 2 other occupants).

    jamied 16th May 2012
  • Thanks.

    British Pathé 10th Aug 2012

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