" THE AIR FREIGHT SPECIALIST " 1960s FLYING TIGER LINE AIR CARGO & TRANSPORT PROMO FILM XD22655

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“The Air Freight Specialist” is a color commercial film from the mid-1960s produced by US TV Newsfilm Inc. of Hollywood, California to promote the services of Flying Tiger Line, the first scheduled cargo airline in the United States and a major military charter operator during the Cold War era for both cargo and personnel. Produced, written, and narrated by Clete Roberts, the film features original footage by Tex Zeigler. The film emphasizes the origins of the business from WWII to its pioneering services of Sea-Air, Sky-Road, advance Manifest, and lower rates to deliver freight between the USA, Europe, and Asia. In 1986, Flying Tiger merged with FEDEX.
American Stock Exchange (0:09). Airborne Flying Tiger Line Canadair CL-44 (Boeing 707-349C) (0:53). Flying Tiger branded 1964 Chevy van (1:04). Flying Tiger Boeing 707-349C towed into maintenance hangar at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) (1:17). Inspection, routine maintenance of aircraft fleet (1:50). Views of LAX, the Theme Building (2:24). Flying Tiger Line world HQ offices at LAX (2:41). Aircraft scheduling board, flight officers work with secretary to draft up a monthly flight time record (2:53). Top executives and air freight specialists in meeting at VP of Operation’s office for critical report, reviewing freight movements of past 24 hours (4:02). Map of network of routes within United States (4:53). Cities serviced by Flying Tiger and corresponding imagery: Hartford, Connecticut skyline; Equestrian statue Paul Revere in North End, Boston; Aerial views Binghamton, Buffalo, Newark, New York City, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, Oakland, San Francisco (5:30). Illustration, archival footage painted P-40 Warhawks of the First American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Republic of China Air Force “Flying Tigers;” Origins of the company (6:21). Portrait, founder Robert William Prescott (6:55). Semi-truck drives on highway as part of “Sky-road Method” of distribution (8:10). AAMCO Transmissions production plant, AAMCO President Robert Morgan speaks to camera about choice to use Flying Tiger for parts delivery and distribution (8:55). Flashing LED light signs (Coca-Cola, Sony) at Shibuya crossing in Tokyo, Japan (10:23). Workers assemble camera parts (Yashica TL-Electro), package cameras at Yashica factory in Japan (10:56). Flying Tiger movement of freight by “Sea-Air” combination plane and freight ships for transport of goods between Asia and West (Tokyo - San Francisco); Crates picked up in San Francisco and transported to planes departing for New York (11:51). Advanced manifest method (13:57). Collaboration with air taxi services/ smaller cargo planes, 1958 Piper Comanche 250 (14:47). Operators load freight onto Boeing 707-349C (17:12). Various kinds of specialized freight: Gerhardt racers race cars, flowers, dogs and race horses, SONY electronics and other machinery (18:20). Map of United States, expansion of Flying Tiger routes (19:37). International Operations: Illustrated drawings depict route between U.S., Hawaii, Japan to deliver supplies to Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s occupation forces in Japan (1945), Korean Airlift, Operation Magic Carpet (Yemenite's transported to Israel) (20:03). Supply deliveries for construction of Distant Early Warning Line (DEW Line) (20:50). Vietnam War: Boeing 707-349C transport supplies from USAF Norton Air Force Base and Travis Air Force Base (21:10). Map depicting flight route from Los Angeles to Alaska, South Korea, Japan, Philippines, South Vietnam (21:25). Aerial POV from cockpit pilot’s approach delivery point at Cam Ranh Base, Vietnam (21:43). Lockheed C-141A Starlifter lands at Cam Ranh Base; Supplies and cargo swiftly unloaded (22:13). Map depicting Flying Tiger’s proposed routes for new Trans-Pacific operations (23:08). Flying Tiger Line Boeing 707-349C snowed in at Chicago O’Hare airfield, Chevy C-80 truck with trailer drives through harsh weather conditions to ensure deliveries completed (24:30). Douglas C-47 Flying Tiger (26:35). Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation (27:02). Purchase of fleet of Douglas DC-8; Footage of these “jumbo jets” taking off (27:28). Meeting of executives, review sketches for new advanced machines to improve operations i.e. “self-propelled cargo loader” (28:39). Closing credits overlaid montage airborne Boeing 707-349C (30:00). Film ends (32:20).
This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit www.PeriscopeFi...