Air Drill from the Pilot’s Seat

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1096
Date Released
5 Jun 1950
Date Other
Jun 1950
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Air Drill From the Pilot’s Seat. DESCRIPTION: When French pilots continued their training at Etampes for the forthcoming Air Meeting at Orly, a newsreel cameraman accompanied one of the pilots on his stunt flight. SHOTLIST: GV. Pilots grouped around blackboard as leader gives instructions, bi-planes lined up in background. MS 3 pilots. MCU 2 pilots. MCU another 2 pilots. CU leader points to blackboard. Air to Air 8 bi-planes flying in line across screen. POV from plane to another 2 as planes loop the loop. LAS ground to air to loop. POV 2 planes as they fly upside down.
Keywords
Displays; Aviation; Military
Locations
France; Etampes
Footage sources
France
Card file number
53835A
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Air Drill from the Pilot’s Seat', British Movietone News Issue No. 1096, 5 Jun 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16447 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)