Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Commonwealth Commentary: England - Helicopter Lands on Horse Guards Parade

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
942
Date Released
23 Jun 1947
Date submitted
20 Jun 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: First Helicopter to Land in London. DESCRIPTION: The first helicopter touch down ever made in the heart of London. SHOTLIST: KS Over camera shot of Westland Sikorsky helicopter coming down to earth. Cut-in of crowds looking up at same, shading their eyes from the sun etc. MS helicopter few feet off ground, causes a terrific dust as same touches down. Daily Express cameraman alights from same. MS of helicopter taking off (vertically) and over camera shot of helicopter in the air.
Keywords
Aviation
Locations
Horse Guards Parade
Card file number
48718
Credits:
Camera
David Prosser
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
42
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Commonwealth Commentary: England - Helicopter Lands on Horse Guards Parade', British Movietone News Issue No. 942, 23 Jun 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14502 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)