My father was born in 1917, the year this film was shot. He is 102 years 3 months old, still lives on his own, cooks his own meals & writes letters on his computer. What incredible change he has witnessed! From gas lighting & cats whisker crystal radios to today’s hi-tech wonders. Modern technology amazes & often delights him. Alas, having been born during the Great War & having seen all the conflicts since, he despairs at man’s inability to progress on the human relations level. The more that things change, the more they stay the same, as the old saying goes!!
@@sunny5113 I do my best to but unfortunately he is very deaf and it’s not easy to talk. Fortunately he has kept diaries most of his life. I expect they will make interesting reading.
If your father lives in India, all of us here are worship him and seek his blessing. Very exciting to know him, please send your father photo if possible to my id mahasub@gmail.com
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri wrote - "A Constellation aircraft took off from Mumbai on June 8 & landed in London via Cairo & Geneva on June 10, 1948 with 35 passengers on board on the first ever. The vedio seems to be a film.
Wow. Very historic film. Thank you very much for posting and sharing. I wonder where in Calcutta did they land? Also is this where the present airport is located?
I very much doubt that this happened in 1917. The crowd and atmosphere is wrong; but more telling is the fact the aircraft (a Handley Page Type 0 bomber, almost certainly a 0/400) would have been simply too valuable to send off to Delhi for seemingly no reason during the war. One was based in Palestine, but why on earth would it be sent off for a jolly, over enemy territory? 1918 after the the defeat of the Ottoman Empire is possible; but any time between 1919 and 1921 (Frederic Thesiger's last year as Viceroy of India) is much more likely. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handley_Page_Type_O
Very nostalgic - I flew on a Handly Page Hermes in 1958 from the UK to Singapore, my father serving in the British Army. We stopped at Rome, Brindisi, Ankara, Basra, Karachi, Delhi, Rangoon, and finally Singapore. we had 2 overnight stops in Rome and Karachi. We almost crashed into the Euphrates in Basra due to an undershot approach. We arrived in Singapore extremely tired but what a memorable journey. The real days of flying at around 12000 to 14000 feet seeing much of the land features beneath us. Nothing like a modern jet journey of today. Now precious memories to tell my grandchildren.
So within 14 years of the first flight of a few hundred feet by the Wright Brothers, they were flying from England on the far side of Europe to Calcutta on the far side of India? Mind blowing!
That's why western world is richest and most prosperous land on earth. To this day everyone is trying to compete west but nobody could even come close lol.
@@subhamsonalpanigrahi6045 china is not even close. Are you dumb ? Average salary of person in US is $60k a year where in China it's about $14k a year. Average person in usa lives a happy life since he can criticize goverment and not get washed out into the unknown. Average person can use any apps, software, jokes, literally and anything to their liking. In China they banned fuckn youtube, facebook, google . Not only CCP is threatening basic human rights of chinese but they are also blocking all the competition from which are coming from outside china. Do you think it's a good marketplace where your not even allowed to launch your app ? China is a clowns country. Just because you got big population doesn't mean your powerful or good enough lol. Most of China's invention are literal copy of western products anyways but since most western companies are not allowed in China, they can't even sue these chinese companies for copyright infringement laws lol. Do you still think china is close to usa ? AjajajsjJ. Anyone closer to usa is UK And germany. China is just joke.
400 yrs prior to this video the English had landed in Surat, the moghul emperor Jehangir was given tons of gifts upon arrival to trade spices in India, the king was blown away by their generosity, therefore gave them all access to the ports and free trade. That was British India Tea Company, later on it became the British Raj. The king and queen of England became the emperor and empress of India. They took all our precious lock stock and barrel and left us divided for ever. I despise to see this video even though it hurts very immensely to what the British had done to us for 400 yrs. It was total arrogance and anarchy that was shoved down every Indian of that era. Shame on all the bastard maharajas and nawabs who eventually became the puppets of England. Divide and rule was employed successfully at a great cost that can never be paid back to us. I just came back on this thread after 4yrs I posted about the Angrez Maa Ke Laode. I am surprised how many of the present Indian generation are still in favor of the British . Man, I would love to take you fellow's on a head to head debate in person and hang you guy's the next sunrise. Even though my name is infamous I am still a 100 percent Hindustani, my roots are from the Telugu speaking Lingayat caste even though I speak Persian as well because of my maternal side. I despise anyone who thinks India has progressed to this day because of the English system we have adopted in every aspect. Arz hai, woh waqth gaya woh daur gaya jab do qaumon kaa naara thaa, vo loge gaye iss dharthii se jinkaa maqsad batwaara thaa.
Unfortunately in Britain, the true history of British colonization is not taught, it is not taught the how poor Britain was, before invading India, and how rich India was than, and how much money Brits looted from there, British children are taught that it was industrial revolution which made Britain rich, it is so pathetic.
How long will you fool yourself? now knowing about something does not mean it never happened, watch this, and tell me had this been what said in this program wrong, would this Indian man have been spared? watch: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-O-VK2sDZCQw.html and now watch what you used to be and what we made you: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-z9AVPt7geJw.html unfortunaltely I dont have time now to search and let you know, which I would have, it I had time that Europe learnt how to bath from us, how to clean from us.
An amazing airplane, Britain had the most advanced long-distance air service in the world at the time. The pilots damaged the wing on a tree after landing. This is presumably why everyone is looking up at the right side of the plane right after it comes to a stop. You can see the damage starting at 7:18. Have any of these survived?
unfortunately no complete example remains of Handley Page O type (V type came in 1918 which itself didn't survive). There are pieces of this fine plane in RAF Cosford museum. Only British strategic bomber from that era surviving to this day is Vickers Vimy on display in science museum London. It's the same plane that crossed Atlantic. There are couple of replicas of that plane too, one even flies to this day. But unfortunately, no Handley Page WW1 plane (O type and V type) survive today
By that stage of World War 1 an army officer was probably very happy to be in India instead of France. Excellent job with the filming & use of captions in the film.
Jon Snow: it stands to reason this was not during WWI, despite the caption. in answer to your question, no. if it had occurred during the war, often there are different rules for the rich, though.
The pilots of this historic flight were Sir Ross Smith and Brig General Amyas (Biffy) Borton. And the engineers were Shiers and Bennett, according to Michael Molkentin in his book Anzac & Aviator. Pity that the video doesn't carry more footage of these four !
Though given when you die, you are not 'resting', peacefully or otherwise - you are dead! Only the corrupt religious con-men push the idea of life after death, and only the fools believe it!
Can someone tell me why Indians are against the mughals so much when they happened centuries ago where as most Indians don't hate the British as much ...even though British only left 70 something years ago and what they did to the people of the Indian subcontinent was brutal?
I can believe they were tired. In those days, it was thought that pilots had to be out in the open to understand the plane's orientation. It was around 1930 that enclosed cockpits were designed. That was about the time when it was recognized that the pilot needed to see the horizon at all times, and the attitude indicator instrument was also invented around that time.
The year seems to be wrong. According to the newspaper "The Hindu" the following is the timeline: Arrival at Karachi: Dec.11, 1918 Delhi: Dec.12, 1918 Allahabad: Dec.16, 1918 Calcutta: Dec.17, 1918 Arrival at Karachi: Dec.11, 1918 Departure from Calcutta: January 13, 1919 The flight had Major-General Salmond, commanding the Air Force in the Middle East, Brigadier-General A.E. Barton, commanding the Palestine Brigade of the Royal Air Force, Captain Ross Smith of the Australian Flying Corps, and two air mechanics on board.
Subharun banerjee 1 second ago Emperial Airways to India - A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.....first city in india to receive an aircraft.
I'd like to think that if I died suddenly, my RU-vid channel would live on forever, giving me a type of immortality so a hundred years from now someone will say the same thing you did.
@@hardyboy1959 We also don't know tht after hundred what's new technology of next generation face how much updates will be made in RU-vid or any new app it's bit exciting but fear able.
When I see films like this it reminds me of what my Father saw throughout his lifetime as a pilot. From propellors to jets and the sound barrier. I even remember my own childhood after the war when my father got posting in the far east. The plane had propellors and the fight took almost a week. When I went back in 1976 it was on a Singapore Airways Jumbo 747 it tool less than a day.
India is still stinking in poverty, dirt,misery and caste system and it might get colonised again, this time by either US or China. You guys can't run your country witthout the help of West.
Mei 🇬🇧 U.K ko Salam pesh karta ho ,70 saal baad b 🇵🇰 🇮🇳 ghuami system bilkul theek chal raha hei. India or pak k president se lekar clerk thak apni basha mei speech nehi kar saktha,bacho ko apne basha nehi seka saktha, 🚗 dunya (right) pe yeh Dono ghulam desh Left mei gharri chala raha hei,judiciary se lekar thanoo thak school se lekar haspataal sab jaga abi thak ghulami k system bilkul theek thak chal raha h. Wah wah British 🇬🇧 sarkar.kia system chor ghaya.👏👏👏
iske bad hi rolet act aaya aur kaliya wala kand hua tha jisme British's hunter cometee ne general daiyr ko nirdosh mante hue england vapas bula liya tha aur uska vha dono sadno m samman hua usko gift dene k liye 24 thousand ponds ka chanda kiya gya aur durbhagya humara humare janglo par apni roti kamane wale aur duniya m hum indian ko mogli bnake mjak udane wale jungal book writer ne bhi chanda diya tha .....Vo jaliyabala kand jisme humare poorvaj sakdo ki sankhya m kheere kachariye ki tarh mare gye us bagh k kue se hi 112 deadbody mili thi aur kul 350 logo k mare jane ki pusti khud british gov ne ki thi jabki congress ki report k aadhar p 1000 log mare gye the hume fakra h guru dev ravindranath par jinhone in janvaro ka knighthood turant vapas kar diya tha... I hate british...😢
A magnificent rare film to be cherished forever to understand the situation, atmosphere, culture, fashion etc of the yesteryears of British Empire in India. Indeed, Old is Gold, always.
RAHMATHULLAH RAHMATHULLAH , I posed at every moment to study the people, the way they stood, the lady's clothes, the soldiers uniforms, the Indians among the British, to get the feel of the time
Great film. Wondered why the upper wing was damaged later in the film?... the aircraft hits that tree after landing! Was it the S... or F... word in 1917?
@@wantlearning Indian women too were fully dressed that demanded respect. I wonder why there is the fashion of revealing so much today. In fact it looks ugly.
This should be that ,flight from England to Egypt,then flight from Egypt to Iran ,then flight from Iran to India. How can this little plane carried enough oil for one flight such a long line from England to India.
Independence is the great gift, but India is still currapt because Indians themselves are not honest with each other and because of caste system people do not respect each other. Mostly are thinking about themselves, their own profits. But after my opinion Christian part is still in better condition then Hindu part of India.
How is it that nobody seems to have noticed that the unfortunate pilot hit the tree on taxi-ing at 1.08. This must have spoiled the occasion for him considerably. The damage can be seen clearly later in the film.
@@lightningman212xd6 India was never divided it has many traditions, cultures and belief system which made it a spiritual advance nation not power or profit oriented .. Unfortunately this was taken as a weakness.. But colonization is a crime against humanity which may be forgive but never forget..
The first recorded flight from England to India took place late in 1918 arriving early in January 1919 and it was flown in a HP V 1500. The footage shows what is clearly a HP 0/400. So it must be a different flight and for the look of it, early 20´s
Nepal lost satlaj to garlhwal regions in sagauli treaty Of nepal anglo war in 1814-1816.That regions is now regions of india.But unlucky of nepal,that cant back by india after long time.india is independence by britain in 1947 AD august 15.how india behave nepali is truly bad.
As I know the first Overseas flight had taken place in 1927 (the name of the plane was "spirit of Saint Louis").Then how has this plane come to Calcutta from England in 1917?
Remember first flight Orville & Wilber Wright 1911? World War I (WW1) had aerial spotting of guns behind enemy lines, aerial bombing, dog fights in the years 1914-18; the famous German Airman Boron von Richtofen highly decorated. This clip is of 1917.
The first non stop Trans Atlantic flight was by Alcock and Brown in 1919, the spirit of Saint Louis flight was the first successful non stop solo attempt.
yashwant singh: it appears you are correct. i'm sure anybody who knows about period dress could confirm, beyond my google search on first flight from london to india.
Its a shame for us that once the indian empire had been invaded by british, thousands of miles away..although the sources of transport were very scarse at that time..
mohibullah khan India still excepts a handout of millions of pounds from the British while your children live in poverty, but you seem to find money to fund your space program
Those who witnessed the Indian mutiny of 1857 were 82 when this was filmed. Many who witnessed the civil war of America were also alive when this was filmed
my dad was born in 1776. he is 236 years old and runs a marathon twice a week. you can see him in this clip he’s wearing one of those uber narcissistic britsh upside down chamber pots. now watch me get 400 thumbs ups and supportive comments
Did anyone notice the locals wearing their own dress and the British their own. Cultures were pure and untouched but colonialism followed by the jet era has destroyed cultures and values all over the globe. Now everyone no matter if he is from the South Pole or the North Pole, Burkina Faso or Canada wears jeans and sneakers. Hahaha
This must have utterly blown these peoples minds that someone had landed in India after just a few days or a week in the air. That one week earlier they'd been in England.
