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The E-Learning Curve Blog's Other Podcast
Michael Hanley is the author of the popular E-Learning Curve Blog and E-Learning Curve Podcast. This is E-Learning Curve's Other Podcast; it's about subjects that interest Michael that are not elearning-related (but are probably educational). Topics include aviation, anthropology, architecture, archeology, and more.
Duration: 40:59 m - Filetype: mp3 - Bitrate: 96 KBPS - Frequency: 44100 HZ
Transatlantic: The Flying Boats of Foynes Complete Podcast Documentary
Transatlantic - The Flying Boats of Foynes - The Complete Podcast Documentary
It's the 70th anniversary of the first scheduled trans-Atlantic air passenger service, which opened in July 1939. Told against a backdrop of the momentous events of World War II, this podcast documentary tells the story of the town of Foynes on the River Shannon in Ireland, which served as the western European base for the majestic flying boats of Pan Am, Imperial Airways and other airlines in the Golden Age of Aviation.
From their proving flights in the late 1930's through World War II and into the post-war period, Chief of Launch Operations at Foynes recalls his time working for Imperial Airways, and the effect of this glamourous mode of travel on a small Irish port. Even today, airplanes like the Catalina, the Short Empire class, and the majestic Boeing B-314 Clippers speak of a time now long gone.Come with me now to celebrate the memory of the age, and the life and times of those who lived it.
TRANSATLANTIC: THE FLYING BOATS OF FOYNES
by
Michael HanleyContributor: Frank Buckley
Music:
Saoirse (Freedom) by Sean Ó Ríada
Mise Éire (I am Ireland) by Sean Ó Ríada
An Tine Bheo (The Living Fire)
Moonlight Serenade by the Glenn Miller Orchestra
In the Mood by the Glenn Miller Orchestra
Archive clips courtesy of the BBC Sound Recording Archive, WLS Chicago
Poem: The Flying Boats of Foynes by Michael Finucane
Click here to view the transcript (PDF 530k).--
DownloadKeywords: society and culture, history, education, ireland, aviation, elearning
