Comets for USA

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1416A
Date Released
26 Jul 1956
Date Other
Jul 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 10
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Comets for USA. DESCRIPTION: Capital Airlines (of America) have just ordered about nineteen millions pounds worth of Comets. This initial order is for four Comets IVs and ten Comet IV As. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the De Havilland Comet in flight.
Keywords
Aviation; Industry and manufacture
Locations
United States of America
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
67723A
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
33
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Comets for USA', British Movietone News Issue No. 1416A, 26 Jul 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21081 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)