Focus on Farnborough

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1474A
Date Released
5 Sep 1957
Date submitted
3 Sep 1957
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Focus on Farnborough. DESCRIPTION: The Farnborough Show - a shop counter for the British Aircraft Industry, who earned nearly 105 million pounds in exports last year. SHOTLIST: GV aircraft formation flying. Air to ground of Farnborough Show. Air to air Vickers Viscount. Same Hunting Percival President (2 shots). Same. Handley Page Herald (2 shots). Ground to air HPH air to air. Accountant (2 shots) same Twin Pioneer. Twin Pioneer landing. Air to air Comet. Air to air FD2 piloted by Peter Twiss (2 shots). Ground to air same. Air to air P1 (3 shots). Ground to air same. CU SR5Z taking off. LS same. Air to air Hunter with Fireflash H. CU Fireflash on wing. LS same. Air to air Hunter with Firestreak. CU Firestreak. LS Thunderbird surface to air missile, closer same. LA Bobbin (16 mm) 2 shots. MS Borzoi. BS Sea Slug (RN Anti-aircraft) SS same. MS new army to secret anti-tank weapon CU same. Bloodhound.(2 shots). Air to air Vulcan B2. CU air to air Olympus engine on Canberra. Air to air Canberra. Same with Scorpion rocket engine. Canberra closer. Ground to air Vulcan Rolls Royce Conway Engine. Air to air Victor (3 shots). Flypast of the latest development of bombers.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Displays; Weapons; Aviation; Navy; Military; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
England; Farnborough; Hampshire
Card file number
71549
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
326
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Focus on Farnborough', British Movietone News Issue No. 1474A, 5 Sep 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21905 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)