Vanguard’s First Flight

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1547
Date Released
26 Jan 1959
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Vanguard’s First Flight. DESCRIPTION: These pictures show the Vickers Vanguard, one of the most outstanding machines ever to enter the civil airline field. Twenty are on order for BEA and 20 for a Canadian Air Line. Vanguard operators should be able to cut passengers fares by half, thus bringing air travel within the range of millions of small purses. SHOTLIST: Vanguard (key). MS pan - plane takes off. LS plane takes off. LS air to air of Vanguard. Pan - Vanguard lands.
Keywords
Aviation; Business and commerce
Locations
England; Surrey
Footage sources
Vickers-Armstrong Ltd
Card file number
76116
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
68
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Vanguard’s First Flight', British Movietone News Issue No. 1547, 26 Jan 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22831 (Accessed 22 Jun 2025)