Trans-Atlantic Record

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1131
Date Released
5 Feb 1951
Date submitted
1 Feb 1951
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Trans-Atlantic Record. DESCRIPTION: After streaking across the Atlantic from New York, a converted Mustang fighter, piloted by Captain Charles Blair, touched down at London Airport in record-breaking time - seven hours forty-eight minutes. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Night shot Mustang taxies. Night shots - Mustang landing. Taxies to standstill, name of Mustang Excalibur. Charles Blair alights, walks through crowds to mike. Blair says a few words - hard to understand. SCU Blair.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Aviation; Speed records
Locations
London Heathrow Airport
Card file number
54967
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
77
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Trans-Atlantic Record', British Movietone News Issue No. 1131, 5 Feb 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16928 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)