Fifty Years After

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1573A
Date Released
30 Jul 1959
Date submitted
27 Jul 1959
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Fifty Years After. DESCRIPTION: Bleriot’s Memorial celebrations took place in the shadow of the Dover Castle, recalling a milestone in the conquest of the air. Fifty years ago Louis Bleriot took off from Calais in a flimsy contraption weighing less than five hundredweight, and 37 minutes later he landed at Dover. He became the first man to fly the Channel. SHOTLIST: GV ceremony (key). GV White Cliffs of Dover and Dover Castle. Pan ceremony. High angle same. Slip pan. Pan Louis Bleriot’s monoplane flies past. Pan same plane lands. Slip pan CU Memorial Inscription.
Keywords
Commemorations; Buildings and structures; Aviation; Celebrations and festivals; Ceremonies
Locations
England
Card file number
77752
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
65
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Fifty Years After', British Movietone News Issue No. 1573A, 30 Jul 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23142 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)