News in Brief: The Vanguard

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1440
Date Released
7 Jan 1957
Date Other
Jan 1957
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Vanguard. DESCRIPTION: Twenty Vickers Vanguard Propeller turbine aircraft, costing nearly 24 million pounds, have been ordered by Trans-Canada Airlines. This is claimed as the biggest dollar export order placed in Britain at any one time since the end of the war. SHOTLIST: Shots of the Vanguard in the air. Various interior shots of the passengers in their seats. Shot of the Vanguard in the air.
Keywords
Aviation
Footage sources
Vickers-Armstrong Ltd
Card file number
69343A
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
222
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News in Brief: The Vanguard', British Movietone News Issue No. 1440, 7 Jan 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21409 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)