Song of the Clouds

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Song of the Clouds screen title.

Documentary (1957)

Production:
John Armstrong(Director)
Ken Cameron (Recording)
Alvin Bailey (Editor)
Edwars Van Den Enden (Photographer)
Richard Bennett (Music)
John Hollingsworth (Conductor)

The film takes the audience on a world wide tour from New York City to South America, Africa, the Mid-East and Asia. A number of travelers are watched as their journeys begin and end, while the audience is taken on a behind the scenes tour of the aviation industry.

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation

These pictures open the film.
With this colour scheme, it must be one of the Super Constellation operated by KLM since 1954. Unreadible name unfortunately.

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Various aircraft

At New York International Airport ((JFK/KJFK) nowadays).
1 - Douglas DC-6/DC-7.
2 - 2x Douglas DC-6.
3 - Boeing 377-10-30 Stratocruiser of Northwest Airlines.
4 - Lockheed Constellation.
5 - Douglas DC-6/DC-7.

New York International Airport in 1957.

Boeing 377-10-30 Stratocruiser

Taxiing over Van Wyck Expressway at New York International Airport.
Note the rectangular windows characteristic of version 30 specific to Northwest Airlines.

Boeing 377-10-30 Stratocruiser of Northwest Airlines.

Various aircraft

At Amsterdam Airport Schipol.
1 - Convair 440-48 Metropolitan of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
2 - Convair 440-48 Metropolitan of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
3 - Douglas DC-3/C-47.
4 - Convair 440-48 Metropolitan of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
5 - Convair 440-48 Metropolitan of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
6 - Lockheed Constellation behind another taxiing airplane, a KLM's Convair 440 very likely.
7 - Convair 440-48 Metropolitan of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
8 - Convair 440-48 Metropolitan of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
9 - Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Amsterdam Airport Schipol in 1957.

Lockheed Constellation

Unknown airline and location.

Lockheed Constellation.

Douglas DC-6B

At Tokyo Haneda Airport.

Douglas DC-6B of Japan Air Lines.

Douglas DC-6B of Japan Air Lines.

Douglas DC-6 & Lockheed Constellation

At New York International Airport.
United's Douglas DC-6 to the left, tail of TWA's Lockheed Constellation to the right.

Douglas DC-6 of United Air Lines and Lockheed Constellation of TWA-Trans World Airlines.

Douglas DC-6B

At New York International Airport.
Registration N6519C, c/n 43519/221. Delivered new to PAA in February 1952, named Clipper Liberty Bell. Leased to Austral Líneas Aéreas in August 1961, registered LV-PFD, re-registered LV-HHR in September 1961. Returned to Pan American World Airways in October 1962 as N6519C, after have been converted to Douglas DC-6A, renamed Clipper Bremen. Sold to AAXICO American Air Export and Import Co in May 1965. Changed to Saturn Airways after merge of the company in September 1965. Sold to Associates Capital Corp. in June 1970, then Florida Aircraft Leasing Corp. in September 1970. Leased to Americana de Aviacion in September 1970, registered HC-ATH. Returned to Florida Aircraft Leasing Corp. as N6519C in September 1971. Leased to Gibraltar South West Inc. in October 1971, re-registered N6385 in November 1971. Returned to Florida Aircraft Leasing Corp. in August 1972. Bought by Mike Tsalickis in November 1973, re-registered N6519C. Sold to Cessnyca in March 1975, registered HK-1389. Sold to LAC Líneas Aéreas del Caribe in July 1975. Written-off in February 1976, ditched into sea immediately after departure from Simon Bolivar International Santa Marta Colombia (Magdalena) (SKSM/SMR).

Reg.N6519C Douglas DC-6B Clipper Liberty Bell of PAA-Pan American World Airways.

Reg.N6519C Douglas DC-6B Clipper Liberty Bell of PAA-Pan American World Airways.

Unexpected equipment for our eyes today... when aviation aroused a lot of public interest.

Reg.N6519C Douglas DC-6B Clipper Liberty Bell of PAA-Pan American World Airways.

Reg.N6519C Douglas DC-6B Clipper Liberty Bell of PAA-Pan American World Airways.

Boeing 377-10-30 Stratocruiser & Lockheed Constellation

Boeing 377-10-30 Stratocruiser of Northwest Airlines behind part of tail fin from a Lockheed Constellation.

Douglas DC-3/C-47

Seen through the binoculars used by the young boy of the previous picture above.

Douglas DC-3/C-47.

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See also

• Song of the Clouds at IMDb
• Song of the Clouds at YouTube
• Song of the Clouds at IMCDb