Gatwick Airport Ready

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1513
Date Released
2 Jun 1958
Date submitted
29 May 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gatwick Airport Ready. DESCRIPTION: Gatwick, Britain’s latest airport, nears completion. It has wonderful transport facilities, and it is the first airport in the world with road, rail and air transport in one unit. A Heron aircraft made a test landing on the new runway, in preparation for the Queen’s arrival in a week’s time, formally to open Gatwick. SHOTLIST: GV Airport. GV Terminal building. MS ‘Heron’ on tarmac. MS Interior terminal building. Same. MS road by airport. GV flyover - Brighton Road. Same. MS railway. MS train arrives. CU station name. GV control tower. CU switch panel. MS radar section. CU radar scanner. Same. CU Controller with headphones. GV plane lands. Same. Closer.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Aviation; Railways; Business and commerce; Science and technology; Road transport; Engineering
Locations
England; Gatwick Airport
Card file number
73940
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
84
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Gatwick Airport Ready', British Movietone News Issue No. 1513, 2 Jun 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22417 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)