Aerostatic Fete Revives Memories

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1040A
Date Released
12 May 1949
Date submitted
9 May 1949
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Aerostatic Garden Party (Air Display). DESCRIPTION: At White Waltham, an aero display by rather antiquated types of machines. Also a balloon descent by the President of the Aeronautical Club. SHOTLIST: KS. GV crowds on airfield, where fete was held. SCU person about to turn propeller of plane. M Charles Dollfuss in balloon about to take the air with Dr Roxbee Cox (President of RAS), balloon takes off. Helicopter lands on trailer. Several shots Sopwith Pup in flight. Tiger Moth gives crazy demonstration. Wing Commander Kent holds up finger to tell which way wind is blowing. Climbs into cockpit of Deperdussin. Mr Jeffery Quill flies monoplane, replica of Bleriot’s 1909 monoplane. It only just rises off the ground.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Leeds, Liverpool or Manchester.
Keywords
Aviation
Locations
White Waltham
Card file number
51923
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
110
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Aerostatic Fete Revives Memories', British Movietone News Issue No. 1040A, 12 May 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15722 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)