Naval News - HMS Albion

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1321
Date Released
27 Sep 1954
Date submitted
23 Sep 1954
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: HMS Albion. DESCRIPTION: The 20,000 ton aircraft carrier Albion took part recently in special trials - supersonic aircraft were demonstrating touch-down landings for the first time. SHOTLIST: Aerial view of the Albion. A Seahawk taking off and flying. Landing. CU of John Cunningham (De Havilland’s Chief Test Pilot). GV of the mirror sight device. Shot of the twin jet De Havilland 110 touching down. Taking off. Flying scenes.
Keywords
Aviation; Navy; Military
Locations
Portland; Dorset
Footage sources
British Paramount
Pathe
Card file number
61919
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
125
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Naval News - HMS Albion', British Movietone News Issue No. 1321, 27 Sep 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19551 (Accessed 20 Jun 2025)