The Comet’s Records

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1065
Date Released
31 Oct 1949
Date submitted
27 Oct 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Comet’s Records. DESCRIPTION: The Comet has recently arrived back at London Airport after flying to North Africa and back, a distance just under 3,000 miles, in 6 hours 38 minutes. The pilot, Group Captain John Cunningham has a few words to say about the trip. SHOTLIST: KS. MS Comet. Comet takes off. Comet in flight. Coming into & landing. Cunningham waves & alights. Cunningham interviewed on the trip he had just made to North Africa & back in one day, (6hrs 38mins).
Keywords
Aviation
Locations
London Heathrow Airport
Card file number
52724
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
150
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Comet’s Records', British Movietone News Issue No. 1065, 31 Oct 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16020 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)