News in Brief: Polio Flyer

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1338
Date Released
24 Jan 1955
Date submitted
21 Jan 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 12
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Polio Boys Flies Boac. DESCRIPTION: An ambition of 14 year old Peter Wickham, who is partly crippled with infantile paralysis, is to become an airline pilot. A meeting with Sir Miles Thomas, Chairman of BOAC resulted in a ninety minute flight in a Stratocruiser. SHOTLIST: The boy going aboard a BOAC Stratocruiser waves to the camera. Inside the aircraft Peter is being shown the controls. CU the boy and the pilot. Two other boys looking out of the window of the aircraft. GV the wing (port side) and engines turning. CU the instrument panel of the aircraft.
Keywords
Children; Business and commerce; Disabled persons
Locations
London Heathrow Airport
Card file number
62705
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
45
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News in Brief: Polio Flyer', British Movietone News Issue No. 1338, 24 Jan 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19799 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)