Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Aviation - London Looks Skywards Again
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 7 / 7
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: London Looks Skywards Again. DESCRIPTION: The seventh anniversary of the Battle of Britain was commemorated by a fly past over London. SHOTLIST: KS rooftop view of London looking towards east over St Martins le Grand. All shots taken from roof tops, Lancasters pass over St Paul’s Cathedral. Formation of 12 Lancaster bombers fly towards camera. Fighters fly over London. Cut-ins of crowds on roof of Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. GV crowds on rooftops. Cut-ins of people in Trafalgar Square looking up at the skies. SCU ATS girls looking up. Youth standing beside one of the lions of Nelson’s Column look up at planes. LS planes in formation flying round perimeter of London. GV planes passing over Houses of Parliament seen from Lambeth Bridge, south side.
- Keywords
- Commemorations; Aviation; Celebrations and festivals
- Card file number
- 49168
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Hilton Craig
- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Camera
- Martin Gray
- Camera
- Norman Fisher
- Camera
- Richard Harris
- Length of story (in feet)
- 80
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How to cite this record
'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Aviation - London Looks Skywards Again', British Movietone News Issue No. 954A, 18 Sep 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14667 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)