Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Dove & Marathon Take the Air

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
887
Date Released
3 Jun 1946
Date submitted
30 May 1946
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Civil Planes Dove & Marathon. DESCRIPTION: The De Havilland Dove is an eight seater air-liner designed for private charter. The Miles Marathon is a passenger and freight carrier. SHOTLIST: KS CU propeller. Various shots of the De Havilland Dove. Interior shot of seating capacity. Shots (aerial) of her in flight. Flying on one engine. MS Miles Marathon being towed out of hangar. Various angle shots of same. Aerial shots of her in flight.
Keywords
Aviation
Locations
Reading; Hatfield
Card file number
47000
Credits:
Camera
David Prosser
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Dove & Marathon Take the Air', British Movietone News Issue No. 887, 3 Jun 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13887 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)