Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Jet Liners Paris Record

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
999A
Date Released
29 Jul 1948
Date submitted
26 Jul 1948
Date submitted
27 Jul 1948
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Jet Air Liner’s Paris Record. DESCRIPTION: The Viking jet airliner breaks record for a London to Paris flight. SHOTLIST: KS Vickers Viking Jet Airliner coming into land & continues after title has faded. Viking lands, taxies. MS wheel on which burst tyre was. SCU ditto. MS Viking plane. SCU Captain Summers - pilot of plane, interviewed, says what a good trip it was and how he enjoyed the meal in Paris with Madame Bleriot.
Keywords
Aviation
Locations
London; London Heathrow Airport
Card file number
50557
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Jet Liners Paris Record', British Movietone News Issue No. 999A, 29 Jul 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15237 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)