Air Outpost

Air Outpost is a 1937 film produced by documentary maker Paul Rotha focusing on the Imperial Airways 'Empire Route' and highlighting a day at the aerodrome at Sharjah, then one of the Trucial States and now one of the United Arab Emirates. The film was made by Rotha for Strand Films and was one of three commissioned by Imperial Airways to showcase the Empire Route and highlight its efficiency and safety for passengers.[1]

Title screen of Strand Films' 1937 documentary film, Air Outpost.
  1. ^ Stanley-Price, Nicholas (2012-03-01). "Paul Rotha and the Making of Strand Films' Air Outpost (1937)". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 32 (1): 95–111. doi:10.1080/01439685.2012.648055. ISSN 0143-9685. S2CID 162329514.