Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Flying - Short-Shetland Takes the Air

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
955
Date Released
22 Sep 1947
Date submitted
18 Sep 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: Short’s Shetland Flying Boat. DESCRIPTION: Britain’s largest flying boat takes to the air at Rochester. SHOTLIST: KS SCU nose of plane as same taxies through water for take off. Plane taking off from water, panning. Various aerial shots of plane in sky. Over camera shots of Short-Shetland flying boat. Aerial shot of plane passing over the water, shadows of same on water.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Vehicles; Aviation
Locations
Kent; Rochester
Card file number
49171
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Flying - Short-Shetland Takes the Air', British Movietone News Issue No. 955, 22 Sep 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14674 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)