Britain’s Latest Air Marvels
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- British Movietone News
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Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 6 / 6
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Farnborough Air Show Britain’s Latest Air Marvels. DESCRIPTION: More than ever, the Society of British Aircraft Constructors have reasons to be proud of this year’s show at Farnborough. The Duke of Edinburgh was among the early visitors to see Britain’s latest marvels of the air. The De Havilland 110 has often passed through the sound-barrier, and we asked the pilot, John Derry, and his flight observer, Tony Richards, what it felt like. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Duke of Edinburgh looking over some of the planes. New Airliner on show Bristol ‘Britannia’, airscrew gas Turbine powered machine. Vickers ‘Swift’ in action. De Havilland ‘Comet’, Hawker ‘Hunter’ climbing swiftly. Vickers Supermarine ‘508’ Naval Fighter in the air. Bristol Helicopter 173 - twin engine - tandem rotor. ‘Gloster Javelin’ fighter. De Havilland 110. Speech by John Derry & Tony Richards. Avro Delta 698 Bomber in the air.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Displays; Aviation; Military; Exhibitions and shows
- Card file number
- 57765
- Credits:
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- Camera
- George Richardson
- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Camera
- Martin Gray
- Camera
- Paul Wyand
- Camera
- Samuelson
- Length of story (in feet)
- 480
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How to cite this record
'Britain’s Latest Air Marvels', British Movietone News Issue No. 1213A, 4 Sep 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18033 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)