Film News Items: Flying Man

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1185A
Date Released
21 Feb 1952
Date submitted
12 Feb 1952
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 8
Section Title
Film News Items
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Film News Items - Flying Man. DESCRIPTION: Film news from Berlin includes this story of yet another would-be bird-man. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Man fitted with wings. Several shots of man with wings fitted to him tries to fly. Runs down incline trying to fly. Various shots of him being lifted by a crane.
Keywords
Curiosities; Aviation; Inventions and discoveries
Locations
Berlin
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
56767
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
44
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Film News Items: Flying Man', British Movietone News Issue No. 1185A, 21 Feb 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17614 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)