Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: First Flight at 102

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1007
Date Released
20 Sep 1948
Date submitted
16 Sep 1948
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: First Flight at 102 Years of Age. DESCRIPTION: Mrs Emma May of Finchley choose to celebrate her 102nd birthday by making her first flight. SHOTLIST: KS Mrs Emma May with pilot. SCU boarding plane, waving. Interior SCU seated in plane. SCU shaking hands with pilot. MS leaving with escort.
Keywords
Commemorations; Celebrations and festivals; Older people
Locations
Hendon
Card file number
50781
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
56
Story extras:
Film clip

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How to cite this record

'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: First Flight at 102', British Movietone News Issue No. 1007, 20 Sep 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15326 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)