The Prince Goes Gliding

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1459
Date Released
20 May 1957
Date submitted
16 May 1957
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 10
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Prince Goes Gliding. DESCRIPTION: Prince Philip went to Nympsfield to make his first flight in a sailplane. Accompanied by an expert pilot, he sat in the fore cockpit of a Slingsby T42. SHOTLIST: GV Prince Philip walking past cars. Closer same. SCU looking towards plane. Duke in sunglasses. Close up in cockpit. Take off. Glider airborne.
Keywords
Aviation
Locations
Gloucestershire; Nympsfield
Footage sources
Wessex Film Unit
Card file number
70713
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
30
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Prince Goes Gliding', British Movietone News Issue No. 1459, 20 May 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21688 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)