Prelude to Farnborough

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1266A
Date Released
10 Sep 1953
Date submitted
7 Sep 1953
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Sbac Show. DESCRIPTION: THE SBAC SHOW. The annual display by the Society of British Aircraft Constructors is always a brilliant event of world-wide interest and so it is again this year. With a large selection of new aircraft of all types, Britain’s designers have proved themselves to be second to none. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Title seen through stand up tail of plane. Aerial of Farnborough. SCU Hawker Hunter on ground. SCU Swift on ground. Take off. DH 100 and Gloster Javelin in the air. Various shots, cut-ins crowds look on. Bristol 173 Helicopter takes off. GVs in flight. Cut-ins crowds. Handley Page Victor takes off over camera. GVs in air. Cut-ins crowds. The Short SB5 air to air shots. Cut-ins crowds. DH 110 in action. Cut-ins crowds. Vickers Swift climbs quickly over Farnborough. English Electric Canberras air to air shots. Two Vulcans and four prototypes in formation, air to air also. Cut-ins crowds. CU Vulcan.
Keywords
Displays; Aviation; Records; Military; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
England; Farnborough
Card file number
59704
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Paul Wyand
Camera
Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
300
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Prelude to Farnborough', British Movietone News Issue No. 1266A, 10 Sep 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18744 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)