France’s Own Farnborough

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1569
Date Released
29 Jun 1959
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: France’s Own Farnborough. DESCRIPTION: Some two hundred thousand people went to Le Bourget to see in the international flying display at the French Farnborough. One huge performer was an American transport, claiming great economy in operation. Britain’s V-Bombers, the Vulcan, for example and the Victor were there. Supersonic machines included the French Griffon and Jets of many nations. SHOTLIST: Flypast Air Tanker and plane (key). Pan jet fighters take off. FS C133 Douglas Transporter. Crowd. Pan C133 fly past. Crowd. Low angle pan Vulcan flypast. MS crowd. Pan Victory fly past. Pan USAF Sky Blazers take off. Same fly past. Pan - ‘Griffon’ takes off. Crowd. ‘Griffon’ fly past. Pan ‘Javelin’ aerobatics. Another same. Another same. GV Squadron bomb burst.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Displays; Aviation; Stunts; Military; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
France; Paris; Le Bourget
Footage sources
France
Card file number
77481A
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
Film clip

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'France’s Own Farnborough', British Movietone News Issue No. 1569, 29 Jun 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23086 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)