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Postwar development of air transportation in Europe
Development of transportation in Europe after World War 2. An ocean-going ship is seen plying the waters of an estuary. A white tower is seen with moving radar antenna on top. A radar operator works in front of radar screens in the control room. He wears headset and microphone. Narrator notes how radar helps navigation in crowded estuaries like the Scheldt. Captain onboard ship ostensibly speaking to the radar operator. Another radar antenna rotating rapidly. A British European Airways (BEA) Vickers VC. 1 Viking airplane at Schiphol Airport (Evert van de Beekstraat 202, 1118 CP Schiphol, Netherlands) in Amsterdam. Glimpses of European airlines using the Douglas DC-3 aircraft such as the Belgian SABENA, Polish LOT and Scandinavian Airlines (SAS). A TAP Air Portugal (Transportes Aéreos Portugueses) DC-6 parked, and a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij) DC-6, named the “Vliegende Hollander”, taxiing. An Air France Sud-Est SE-161 Languedoc 4-engine aircraft, taxiing. View of control tower and related buildings at the airport. A person marking a carton for air delivery. A man loads parcels from his automobile trunk, into a Scandinavian Airlines DC-3 aircraft. Venue shifts to Orly airport (94390 Orly, France) in Paris, France, where a DC-6 airplane sits in front of a terminal building. Airport staff prepare to welcome a dignitary, including uniformed brass band seated at an awninged pavilion, and a military honor guard. A DC-4 aircraft parked in nearby background. A party welcomes the President of France, Vincent Jules Auriol, arriving on an Air France Lockheed Constellation airliner. A large contingent of Army troops are assembled in formation to honor the arriving President. He strolls across the ramp, accompanied by a French general and an admiral, among others. He climbs stairs of the pavilion as the band plays La Marseillaise (National Anthem).
Electric power plants set up in France to supply electricity using the country's water resources.
Shows an electric power plant set up in France to supply electricity using the country's water resources, during build-out of post-war industry in France. Trams running on the streets in French city. A train on railway tracks. French men work on assembly line of Renault 4CV cars at a Renault automobile production plant. View of various sater falls, rivers, streams and lakes in France. A map shows the 58 proposed dams, which have been planned to be built all over France.
Diverting water, building canals and setting up of power plants for electricity production in France.
Views of the river Rhone and its tributaries in France being harnessed for the National Electric Company of Rhone. Diverting water, building canals and setting up of power plants for electricity production. Heavy machinery and equipment used to achieve this.
Digging operations during a project for electricity production in France.
Digging operations during a project for electricity production in France. Man sitting in front of a crane. The dug earth is moved in dumpers. Modern American machinery and equipment used for this purpose. Vehicles on a road. A crane lifts and dips equipment into water. Night view of the digging operation. Workers weld wearing protective helmets.
Modern technology used in construction of dams for electricity production.
An electric power plant in France. French doctors operate medical equipment. French dentist with a patient. Electrical appliances like stoves, vacuum cleaners and irons. Construction of dams. Cable cars move back and forth at a construction site. Overhead railway used to transport concrete blocks and buckets of cement made in factories to the construction site. Workers release cement from a bucket. Cement is laid and pressed down. Workers lay pipelines at the dam sites. Workers assemble wooden boards.
Construction of dams and power plants and transmission of electricity in France.
French lady talks on telephone. A tower amidst city. A person listens to a radio program. Man ascends an electricity tower. A dam under construction is shown. The dam complete after Construction. Electricity supply starts in many areas. A power plant in an area. Electricity supply in many areas through the power plant.
