Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Aviation Progress in USA
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 8
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Us Air News. DESCRIPTION: The giant flying boat designed by Howard Hughes is seen in dry dock in Los Angeles. Off Florida the American Army carry out tests to see how crews of Flying Fortresses would fare if they came down in water. SHOTLIST: KS Aerial shot of Flying Fortress (radio controlled) crashing into sea. Aerial shots at Los Angeles of Howard Hughes’ Flying Boat in dry dock, nearing completion. Off Florida, aerial shots of two Flying Fortresses, one controlled by the other. Shots of radio controlled plane crashing into sea, from air and sea level. Various sea level shots of crashed plane in sea.
- Keywords
- Aviation; Military
- Footage sources
- United States of America
- Card file number
- 48897
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Length of story (in feet)
- 84
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