News Briefs: Air Race Prizes

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1273A
Date Released
29 Oct 1953
Date submitted
15 Oct 1953
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Section Title
News Briefs
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Air Race Prizes. DESCRIPTION: A fly-past by Squadrons of the RNZAF marked the Air Race Prize giving at Christchurch, New Zealand. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Flypast by squadrons of Royal New Zealand Air Force. Cut-ins of audience looking up. RAF personnel seated included competitors. On dais Sir Willoughby Norrie, Governor-General presents Harewood Cup to Flight Lieutenant Burton. Captain and crew of KLM Douglas line up on dais for their prize in Handicap Transport Section.
Keywords
Sport; Politics and government; Displays; Aviation; Ceremonies; Air force; Military
Locations
New Zealand; Christchurch
Footage sources
New Zealand Film Unit
Card file number
59982
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
39
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News Briefs: Air Race Prizes', British Movietone News Issue No. 1273A, 29 Oct 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18849 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)