Britain’s Latest Air Marvels

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1213A
Date Released
4 Sep 1952
Date submitted
Sep 1952
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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:
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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'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)