18th Paris Aviation Exhibition (1949)

Grand Palais, Esplanade des Invalides, Paris, France. 18th Paris aviation exhibition. Documentation states more than 300 of the world’s principal aircraft industries are represented and the number of planes scheduled for display and flight demonstrations required the use of all the city’s landing fields. CU An illuminated sphere exhibit LS & LMS elevated GV of the salon showing planes on display LS people entering salon MS. President Vincent Auriol and other officials arriving for the opening ceremony. MS. Auriol and others entering exhibition. MS. Pan from Pres. Auriol to aeroplane exhibit. SCU. Auriol walking round. SCU. Auriol looking round. MS. Auriol and others looking round. LS. Les Invalides Palace - exterior, with Westland Sikorsky helicopter flying past dome. MS. Helicopter in flight. Dome of Les Invalides in background. MS. A ’Westland Sikorsky’ helicopter that has flown from London, landing in front of Les Invalides. Man walks forward to it. MS. Man alighting from helicopter. Possibly Col.