News in Brief: Tricky Flying

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1468A
Date Released
25 Jul 1957
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 8
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cotton Dusting Tricky Flying. DESCRIPTION: In Colombia, cotton crops have been seriously threatened by the boll weevil. The pest is dealt with by aerial dusting - a tricky job for the pilot. SHOTLIST: Shots of 4 planes flying over the cotton crops. Single plane over crops that go down a very steep hill. CU Plane towards camera.
Keywords
Aviation; Agriculture; Insects
Locations
South America; Colombia
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
71300
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
35
Story extras:

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'News in Brief: Tricky Flying', British Movietone News Issue No. 1468A, 25 Jul 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21820 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)