Aviation: British Turbines for US Planes

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1395
Date Released
27 Feb 1956
Date Other
Feb 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Section Title
Aviation
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Turbines for US Planes. DESCRIPTION: An American Convair has been fitted with Napier Eland turbo propeller engines in place of the American piston engines. SHOTLIST: Aerial shots of Convair. Interior shots. Plane taxies. Air to air shots. Steps of Convair let down. Shots of crew leaving plane.
Keywords
Aviation
Locations
England; Bedfordshire; Cranfield
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
66099
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
53
Story extras:
Film clip

• The first time you use this link in a session, you will need to log on at the British Movietone website and then click this icon again to see the film. For the remainder of the session, this link will take you directly to the film.

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
AP Archive
Email
info@aparchive.com
Web
http://www.movietone.com
Phone
+44 (0)20 7482 7482
Series held
View all series held by AP Archive

How to cite this record

'Aviation: British Turbines for US Planes', British Movietone News Issue No. 1395, 27 Feb 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20757 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)