90,000 See Air Pageant Stunts

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1051A
Date Released
28 Jul 1949
Date submitted
25 Jul 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Daily Mail Air Pageant. DESCRIPTION: At Gatwick, an enormous crowd attended to see acrobatics, aerial display and dare-devil flying. Miss Betty Skelton from America shows her efficiency in flying, doing a double flick roll and flying under a ribbon about twelve feet from the ground. The Wee-Bee, the smallest piloted plane in the world, is piloted by Karl Montigo, the Secretary of State for Air chats with him before taking off. SHOTLIST: KS. Crowds look up as Vampire streaks across the sky. Crowds look at formation of Superfortresses passing overhead & over camera. Betty Skilton pats her mascot painted on tail of her machine. SCU in cockpit & flying, does a double flick roll, & flies low under ribbon held up by long arms. Arthur Henderson talks (silent) with Mr Karl Montigo, pilot of the "Wee-Bee" plane (smallest in the world). "Wee-Bee" takes off & in flight. Public look at latest types of planes.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Aviation; Stunts
Locations
Gatwick
Card file number
52299
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
113
Story extras:
Film clip

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'90,000 See Air Pageant Stunts', British Movietone News Issue No. 1051A, 28 Jul 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15859 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)