Aviation: Airlift

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1419A
Date Released
16 Aug 1956
Date submitted
13 Aug 1956
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 11
Section Title
Aviation
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Troops Airlift to Canal Zone. DESCRIPTION: A number of Britannias were recently made ready as troop transports for the Mediterranean airlift. Infantrymen went aboard Britannias at Hurn Airport, were the first British troops to be flown overseas in the luxurious comfort of a turbo-prop airliner. SHOTLIST: TPS of a Britannia in a hangar. CU Britannia nameplate. Men bringing out single seats and then carrying up seats which hold 3 passengers. Men fitting seats and fitting covers onto the luggage rack. Interior shot down the length of the plane. Slip pan to various shots of Infantrymen boarding a Britannia at Hurn Airport. Britannia taxiing.
Local distribution only
Shown as Item 4 in Scotland.
Keywords
Aviation
Locations
Hurn Airport
Card file number
67885
Credits:
Commentator
David Lewis Jacobs
Camera
Ken Taylor
Length of story (in feet)
50
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Aviation: Airlift', British Movietone News Issue No. 1419A, 16 Aug 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21116 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)