Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Weather Beats Air Record Attempt
Series
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- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 6
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gloster Meteor Air Speed Record Attempt. DESCRIPTION: Squadron Leader Bill Waterton had to abandon his attempt on the Air Speed Record owing to bad weather. SHOTLIST: KS MS Meteor on aerodrome. Squadron Leader Bill Waterton walks over towards plane, donning his gear with plane in background. LS and pan of Meteor taking off - very good. Panning shot of Meteor at speed - 660 mph in and almost over camera.
- Keywords
- Aviation; Military
- Locations
- Gloucester; Moreton Valance Aerodrome
- Card file number
- 49679
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Alec Tozer
- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Camera
- Paul Wyand
- Length of story (in feet)
- 80
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How to cite this record
'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Weather Beats Air Record Attempt', British Movietone News Issue No. 972, 19 Jan 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14889 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)