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.

Bell 47G

Registration N2467G, c/n 1447. Operated by Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Other registration N2400Z in the history of the aircraft.
Equipped with floats for possible landing on water within the perimeter of New York .

Reg.N2467B Bell 47G from Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Reg.N2467B Bell 47G from Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Reg.N2467B Bell 47G from Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Reg.N2467B Bell 47G from Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Want to impress the control tower staff? ...
Lockheed Constellation below on the ground, with some Douglas aircraft to the right.

Reg.N2467B Bell 47G from Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Boeing 377-10-26 Stratocruiser

In the far background to the right.
In the foreground is the 11-floor Control Tower of New York International Airport built in 1952.

Boeing 377-10-26 Stratocruiser of PAA-Pan American World Airways.

Lockheed L-749 Constellation

Tarmac of New York International Airport.

Lockheed L-749 Constellation of TWA-Trans World Airlines.

Lockheed L-749 Constellation of TWA-Trans World Airlines.

Boeing 377-10-30 Stratocruiser

In the background on tarmac of New York International Airport.

Boeing 377-10-30 Stratocruiser of Northwest Airlines.

Douglas DC-6 & Douglas DC-3/C-47

An Arabic speaker could help to tell which company this Douglas DC-3 or C-47 could belong to. The title inside the red sheet line doesn't match with usual colour scheme of Lebanese Middle East Airlines.

Douglas DC-6 of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Douglas DC-3/C-47.

Douglas DC-3/C-47

In the far background, somewhere in South America.

Douglas DC-3/C-47.

Unidentified Aircraft (toy airplane)

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Douglas C-47A Skytrain

Registration VT-xxx.

Douglas C-47A Skytrain of Indian Airlines.

Unidentified Aircraft

'ATION'..Is it part of AVIATION title... and what aircraft?

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Douglas DC-3

Douglas DC-3 of MEA-Middle East Airlines.

Douglas DC-3 of MEA-Middle East Airlines.

Douglas DC-4-1009

Douglas DC-4-1009 of Japan Air Lines.

Douglas DC-7C Seven Seas

Douglas DC-7C Seven Seas of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Unidentified Douglas

Could be Douglas DC-4, DC-6, DC-7. To find out the airline should help.

Douglas DC-4, 6 or 7.

Douglas C-54A-DO Skymaster

Douglas C-54A-DO Skymaster of TAP-Transport Aereos Portugueses.

Lockheed L-749 Constellation

Foreground n°1 engine Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone.

Lockheed L-749 Constellation of TWA-Trans World Airlines.

Douglas DC-6

Douglas DC-6 of Canadian Pacific Air Lines.

Douglas DC-7B

Douglas DC-7B of South African Airways-Suid Afrikaanse Lugdiens.

Douglas DC-4-1009

Douglas Douglas DC-4-1009 of IBERIA-Líneas Aéreas de España.

Vickers 701 Viscount

Vickers 701 Viscount of BEA-British European Airways.

Vickers 732 Viscount

At Beirut International Airport (BEI/OLBA).
On lease from Hunting-Clan Air Transport at this time.
More details later in the film. See below.

Vickers 732 Viscount operated by MEA-Middle East Airlines.

Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation

At New York International Airport.
Registration PH-LKV, c/n 4506. Delivered new to KLM in July 1953, registered PH-TFV named Meson. Re-registered PH-LKV in April 1954. Leased to Air Ceylon in 1960. Withdrawn from use at Schiphol Amsterdam (EHAM/AMS) in 1961. Broken up in 1965.

Reg.PH-LKV Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation Meson of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Reg.PH-LKV Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation Meson of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Reg.PH-LKV Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation Meson of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Reg.PH-LKV Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation Meson of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Reg.PH-LKV Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation Meson of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Douglas DC-6

Douglas DC-6 of United Air Lines.

Douglas DC-6B

Taxiing at New York International Airport between a Lockheed L-749 Constellation of TWA in the foreground and a Douglas DC-6B to the right background.

Douglas DC-6B of American Airlines.

Douglas DC-6B of American Airlines.

Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation

Registration VT-DHN, c/n 4615. Delivered to Air India in 1955, named Rani of Chittor. Transferred to Indian Air Force in the early 1960s, registered BG-577. Wfu and broken up in 1976 at Puna.

Reg.VT-DHN Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation Rani of Chittor of Air India.

Reg.VT-DHN Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation Rani of Chittor of Air India.

Reg.VT-DHN Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation Rani of Chittor of Air India.

Convair 240-7

Registration AP-AEH, c/n 52. Built in 1948, registered NC90835. Delivered new to Orient Airways in June 1949, registered AP-AEH. Sold to PIA-Pakistan International Airlines in March 1955. Written off at New Delhi in May 1958 in a crash immediately after take off at night.

Reg.AP-AEH Convair 240-7 of PIA-Pakistan International Airlines.

Reg.AP-AEH Convair 240-7 of PIA-Pakistan International Airlines.

Lockheed L-749A Constellation

Registration PH-TDP, c/n 2638. Delivered to KLM in May 1950, named Rotterdam. Re-registered PH-LDP in February 1954. Leased to Air Ceylon, named Mahadevi. Wfu in 1958. Broken up at Amsterdam in 1962.

Reg.PH-LDP Lockheed L-749A Constellation Mahadevi operated by Air Ceylon.

Reg.PH-LDP Lockheed L-749A Constellation Mahadevi operated by Air Ceylon.

Douglas DC-7B

The location is to be determined with help of another picture displayed on Discussion tab.

Douglas DC-7B of PANAGRA-Pan American Grace Airways.

Douglas DC-7B of PANAGRA-Pan American Grace Airways.

Boeing 377-10-34 Stratocruiser

Registration G-ANUB, c/n 15969. Delivered new to United Air Lines in December 1949, registered N31229 named Mainliner Hilo. Sold to B.O.A.C, registered G-ANUB named Calypso. Broken up.

Reg.G-ANUB Boeing 377-10-34 Stratocruiser Calypso of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Reg.G-ANUB Boeing 377-10-34 Stratocruiser Calypso of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Reg.G-ANUB Boeing 377-10-34 Stratocruiser Calypso of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Reg.G-ANUB Boeing 377-10-34 Stratocruiser Calypso of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Reg.G-ANUB Boeing 377-10-34 Stratocruiser Calypso of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation of TCA-Trans-Canada Air Lines.

Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation of TCA-Trans-Canada Air Lines.

Vickers 732 Viscount

At Beirut International Airport (BEI/OLBA).
Resumption of a sequence seen earlier. See above.
Registration OD-ACG, c/n 076. Delivered new to Hunting-Clan Air Transport in July 1955, registered G-ANRT. Leased to MEA in October 1955, registered OD-ACG. Returned to Hunting-Clan Air Transport as G-ANRT in September 1957. Leased to Iraqi Airways in May 1958. Returned to Hunting-Clan Air Transport as G-ANRT in March 1959. Sold to Misrair in July 1959, registered SU-AKX. Transferred to United Arab Airlines with change name in August 1960. Written off in March 1964 at Beirut after heavy landing.

Reg.OD-ACG Vickers 732 Viscount operated by MEA-Middle East Airlines.

Reg.OD-ACG Vickers 732 Viscount operated by MEA-Middle East Airlines.

Reg.OD-ACG Vickers 732 Viscount operated by MEA-Middle East Airlines.

Lockheed L-749A Constellation

Registration ZS-DBT, c/n 2631. Delivered new to South African Airways-Suid Afrikaanse Lugdiens in 1950. Sold to ACE Freighters in November 1964, registered G-ASYT. Broken up in Coventry in 1967.

Reg.ZS-DBT Lockheed L-749A Constellation Pretoria of South African Airways-Suid Afrikaanse Lugdiens.

Reg.ZS-DBT Lockheed L-749A Constellation Pretoria of South African Airways-Suid Afrikaanse Lugdiens.

Reg.ZS-DBT Lockheed L-749A Constellation Pretoria of South African Airways-Suid Afrikaanse Lugdiens.

Reg.ZS-DBT Lockheed L-749A Constellation Pretoria of South African Airways-Suid Afrikaanse Lugdiens.

Vickers 744 Viscount

Registration N7403, c/n 089. Delivered new to Capital Airlines in June 1955, named 322. Leased to Continental Air Lines from February to March 1958. Bought by Vickers-Armstong in March 1958, registered G-APKK. Non taken up by LAV Linea Aeropostal Venezolana, YV-C-ANK. Leased to ANA-All Nippon Airways from July 1960 to October 1961. Sold to Empire Test Pilots School in January 1962, registered XR801. Wfu in October 1971. Sold to Shackleton Aviation in May 1972. Broken up at Baginton Coventry (EGBE/CVT).

Reg.N7403 Vickers 744 Viscount 322 of Capital Airlines.

Unidentified Aircraft in the background.

Reg.N7403 Vickers 744 Viscount 322 of Capital Airlines.

Reg.N7403 Vickers 744 Viscount 322 of Capital Airlines.

Lockheed L-049 Constellation

Name too vague to distinguish the registration number.
Unidentified airport.

Lockheed L-049 Constellation of PAA-Pan American World Airways.

Lockheed L-049 Constellation of PAA-Pan American World Airways.

Douglas DC-6

Registration OO-SDA, c/n 43062/51. Delivered new to SABENA in July 1947, registered first as OO-AWA, then OO-SDA in July 1951. Sold to Air France in December 1956, registered F-BHVA. Sold to TAI-Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux in January 1957. Leased to SABENA in May 1958. Returned to TAI in October 1958. Leased to Air France in May 1959. Returned to TAI in October 1959. Leased to Air Inter in May 1960. Returned to TAI in October 1960. Sold to Iran Air in March 1962, registered EP-AES. Withdrawn from use in May 1971.

Reg.OO-SDA Douglas DC-6 of SABENA-Societé Anonyme Belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation Aérienne.

Reg.OO-SDA Douglas DC-6 of SABENA-Societé Anonyme Belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation Aérienne.

Reg.OO-SDA Douglas DC-6 of SABENA-Societé Anonyme Belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation Aérienne.

Reg.OO-SDA Douglas DC-6 of SABENA-Societé Anonyme Belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation Aérienne.

Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation

Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation Super G of Air France.

Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation Super G of Air France.

Douglas DC-6

Unreadable name and registration.

Douglas DC-6 of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System.

Douglas DC-6 of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System.

Douglas DC-6B

Douglas DC-6B of Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane.

Boeing 377-10-34 Stratocruiser

Registration G-ANUA, c/n 15968. Delivered new to United Air Lines in December 1949, registered N31228 named Mainliner Waipahu. Sold to B.O.A.C in December 1954, registered G-ANUA named Cameronian. Sold to TALOA-Transocean Air Lines in August 1959, registered N109Q.

Reg.G-ANUA Boeing 377-10-34 Stratocruiser Cameronian of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Reg.G-ANUA Boeing 377-10-34 Stratocruiser Cameronian of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Reg.G-ANUA Boeing 377-10-34 Stratocruiser Cameronian of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Continuity error. Changes to G-ANUB Calypso already seen above when starting for taking off.

Reg.G-ANUB Boeing 377-10-34 Stratocruiser Calypso of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Reg.G-ANUB Boeing 377-10-34 Stratocruiser Calypso of B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Douglas DC-6B

Douglas DC-6B of Swissair.

Douglas DC-6B of Swissair.

Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation

Registration F-BHBG, c/n 4626. Delivered new to Air France in October 1955. Wfu at Toulouse (TLS) in April 1963. On display at Le Moulin Disco Quimper, France. In very poor condition by 2020 appears derelict.

Reg.F-BHBG Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation Super G of Air France.

Reg.F-BHBG Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation Super G of Air France.

Reg.F-BHBG Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation Super G of Air France.

Reg.F-BHBG Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation Super G of Air France.

Douglas DC-7

Registration N317AA, c/n 44138/440. Delivered new to American Airlines in February 1954, named 317 Flagship Indiana. Leased to ONA-Overseas National Airways in 1959. Written off in September 1961 at Norfolk VA after landing incident (nose section used in repair of 45215).
Note the absence of the propeller pans usually fitted on the DC-7.

Reg.N317AA Douglas DC-7 317 Flagship Indiana of American Airlines.

Reg.N317AA Douglas DC-7 317 Flagship Indiana of American Airlines.

Reg.N317AA Douglas DC-7 317 Flagship Indiana of American Airlines.

Reg.N317AA Douglas DC-7 317 Flagship Indiana of American Airlines.

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