London Airport - Sir Winston Leaves

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1308
Date Released
28 Jun 1954
Date Other
Jun 1954
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sir Winston Churchill Leaves for USA. DESCRIPTION: When Sir Winston Churchill boarded Canopus at London Airport, he was accompanied by Mr Eden. They were leaving for Washington and talks with Mr Eisenhower. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Mr and Mrs Churchill walk across tarmac. Accompanied by Mr & Mrs Eden. Churchill and Eden enter plane. Mrs Churchill and Mrs Eden leave plane. Waving goodbye. Plane takes off. Good shot. The name of the plane is ‘Canopus’.
Keywords
Politics and government; Aviation
Locations
London Heathrow Airport
Card file number
61307
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
George Richardson
Camera
Peter Brown
Camera
Terry O’Brien
Length of story (in feet)
59
Story extras:
Film clip

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'London Airport - Sir Winston Leaves', British Movietone News Issue No. 1308, 28 Jun 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19317 (Accessed 13 Mar 2025)