Walter Cronkite, "The 20th Century," 1962, "The Airport Jam." Idlewild Airport
Legendary Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) television reporter, Walter Cronkite, hosts "The 20th Century" documentary CBS TV program titled, "The Airport Jam." Mr. Cronkite looks into the issues that were facing New York City airports such as Idlewild and their surrounding communities during the early "jet age" years when the Boeing 707, Douglas DC-8 and other new jetliners were beginning to dominate the airline industry. Nice footage of these aircraft and others such as the propeller Lockheed Super Constellation and even a New York Airways Piasecki (Boeing Vertol) "Model 44" commuter-passenger helicopter. Oh yes, not to overlook that GM PD-4104 airport-intercity bus at the beginning!