Britain’s Latest Air Marvels

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1110
Date Released
11 Sep 1950
Date submitted
8 Sep 1950
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Britain’s Latest Air Marvels. DESCRIPTION: At Farnborough Aerodrome, the Society of British Aircraft Constructors have proved once more that their inventive genius is second to none. This was their eleventh flying display and exhibition. SHOTLIST: KS. MS of plane. CU engines of plane. Meteors on tarmac, pilots in same. Various cut-ins of foreigners looking at planes. Various shots of planes - all types. Auster "Aiglet" plane takes off & in flight. Brabazon in flight. Aerial of same. GV take off of Blackburn Universal Freighter. Aerial of SB3 plane in flight. Comet in flight. Vickers "Viscount" takes off & in flight. Meteor (aerial) refuelling in mid-air from Lincoln bomber. P1081 takes off out of camera & in flight. Vickers 535 takes off & in flight. Avro 707 coming into land, assisted by a parachute for braking. NB - Special version also made.
Keywords
Aviation
Locations
Farnborough; Hampshire
Card file number
54281
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
278
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Britain’s Latest Air Marvels', British Movietone News Issue No. 1110, 11 Sep 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16650 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)