News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1317A

Date Released

2 Sep 1954

Date submitted

30 Aug 1954

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Veteran Cars from US
• 2. News in Brief: Troops Home from Canal Zone
• 3. News in Brief: Anniversary Parade
• 4. News in Brief: Rhino Lorry
• 5. France Rejects European Army
• 6. Brazilian Crisis
• 7. Aviation - Global Bombers
• 8. Aviation - Cutlass Fighters
• 9. Aviation - The Midge
• 10. The European Games
• *Carmarthen Bay Power Station
• *Princess Margaret in Edinburgh
• *Cowal Gathering

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

9 / 10

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Folland Midge. DESCRIPTION: The Folland Midge, a prototype for the world’s first lightweight jet fighter to be called the Gnat. SHOTLIST: The plane being manhandled on the tarmac by mechanics. The plane airborne. Various scenes of flying.

Keywords

Aviation

Locations

Wiltshire; Chilbolton

Card file number

61742

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Samuelson

Length of story (in feet)

60

Story extras:

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