Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Rineanna - Atlantic Terminus

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
873
Date Released
25 Feb 1946
Date submitted
19 Feb 1946
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rineanna Airport - Cardinals Arrive. DESCRIPTION: A new airfield has opened in West Ireland, named Shannon Airport, to which American transatlantic services are flying. Recently a number of Catholic Bishops and Cardinals have stopped off there en route to Rome. SHOTLIST: KS GV Skymaster taxiing seen through control room window. Skymaster takes off into camera and over camera. CU parts, nose and tail of Skymaster. Constellation taxies along runway. Passengers walk across aerodrome, board plane Pan-Am Skymaster takes off, SV and out of camera. Mr de Valera arrives by car, walks through small guard of honour. SCU Irish flag. TWA Constellation taxies into position. Arrival of Archbishop Spellman and Archbishop Quirke. GV five Archbishops and de Valera. Group walk into camera. Constellation having fresh fuel put into her. TWA Constellation taxies off. LS names of planes "Star of Rome" etc.
Keywords
Aviation; Religion and belief
Locations
Shannon Airport
Footage sources
Hibernian Films
Card file number
46560
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
147
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Rineanna - Atlantic Terminus', British Movietone News Issue No. 873, 25 Feb 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13750 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)