Wings Span Fifty Years

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
51/59
Date Released
23 Jul 1951
Date covered
19 Jul 1951
Length of issue (in feet)
740
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
"Fifty Years of Flying" pageant puts history into the sky to commemorate 50th anniversary of the Royal Aero Club. The airship "Bournemouth" - the first built in Britain since 1930 - makes maiden flight.
Keywords
Aviation
Locations
Hendon; Cardington; Bedfordshire
Credits:
Editor
Edward Bilsdon
Camera
John Campbell Gemmell
Camera
William Jordan
Camera
William McConville
Length of story (in feet)
155
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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'Wings Span Fifty Years', Pathe News Issue No. 51/59, 23 Jul 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/104240 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)