Britannia - Fly British

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1490
Date Released
23 Dec 1957
Date submitted
19 Dec 1957
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Britannia Takes Off. DESCRIPTION: London Airport, and a Bristol Britannia took aboard her forty passengers. They and the crew of eleven were about to share the distinction of making an historic flight: the inauguration of the new weekly BOAC Service to New York. SHOTLIST: GS Britannia. Various shots of passengers going aboard. Shots of gangway being wheeled away. Shots of plane ready for take-off. Shots of plane taxiing along and in flight.
Keywords
Aviation; Business and commerce; Ceremonies
Locations
England; London Heathrow Airport
Card file number
72403
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Camera
Terry O’Brien
Length of story (in feet)
68
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Britannia - Fly British', British Movietone News Issue No. 1490, 23 Dec 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22099 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)