News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

57/91

Date Released

11 Nov 1957

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Luck of the Irish
• 2. Air News: Britannia Crash
• 3. Air News: Straight-Up Airliner
• 4. Campbell Does It Again
• 5. Aiming High
• *Scotland Beats Switzerland

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Section Title

Air News

Summary

The world’s first helicopter-airliner - the Fairey Rotodyne - makes a successful take-off test in Berkshire.

Keywords

Aviation

Locations

Berkshire

Footage sources

Fairey Aviation Film Unit

Length of story (in feet)

78

Story extras:

Film clip

Pathe Icon Pathé

Production Documents

• Commentary
• Ephemera
• Shot List

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Film Archive

Name

British Pathe Ltd

Email

info@britishpathe.com

Web

https://www.britishpathe.com/

Phone

0207 665 8340

Address

3.29 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DE

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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