1929: een Fokker tussen Amsterdam en Parijs
Een oud Fokker collega plaatste deze tekst met filmpje op het "Fokkerweb", Website voor oud Fokker medewerkers.
Ik wil het graag met jullie delen,
Groet,
Henk Steevens.
Nostalgy:
How about going back in time and fly with the KLM with a Fokker aircraft from Amsterdam to Paris in 1929?
No long check-in times, no conveyer belts, no gates, no luggage claim areas, no queus, no removal of belts and shoes, no jumbo's, but in stead just a simple step ladder to board the plane with your suitcase in your hand to join the other half-a-dozen passengers.
Aircraft in those times were noisy, cold, choppy and could only fly at low altitude because of the lack of a pressure cabin. Seats were made of wicker and the only entertainment was the stewardess trying to serve coffee while attempting to keep her balance...
The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, A.I. enhanced and A.I. colorized.
Source B&W footage: Beeld En Geluid.
VIDEO [10 min.]
https://youtu.be/uZ2PJD1ps5Y