Chisman (Keal) Collection: 9. Sunderland Flying boat & troopship 'Dorsetshire'. Mid-1930s.
This film is held by the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum (ID: 2006/005/009).
Synopsis
Railway journney. Busy station scenes. Buildings of Lutyens, New Delhi.
Indian horse show display. The waters off Bombay docks with sailing dhows. RAF launch with crew and naval ships at anchor. Sunderland Flying boat of Imperial Airways at anchor. Departure of the Troopship 'Dorsetshire' from the docks of Bombay.
Production / Donor Details: Collection of films shot by Air Commodore Leonard de Ville Chisman DFC CBE (1899-1974) between 1930s and 1950s. Locations include India, Burma, Hong Kong and Malaya.
Titles
- Chisman (Keal) Collection: 9. Sunderland Flying boat & troopship 'Dorsetshire'. Mid-1930s. (Archive)
- Series Title:
- Chisman (Keal) Collection
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1930
- Running Time:
- 14 minutes 45 sec.
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 8mm
- Footage:
- 200ft
Production Credits
- Production Details
- See synopsis
