News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

31

Date Released

6 Jan 1930

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Cambridge Beat Oxford in Ski Jumping Contest
• 2. King of Italy Visits the Pope
• 3. River Taxis
• 4. Melbourne Cup 1929
• 5. Monkey Business in the Ring
• 6. NZ War Memorial Carillon
• 7. Air Glider Falls to Death

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Air Glider Falls to Death. SHOTLIST: Plan to fly across Golden Gate described before start. Shot of the pilot answering questions before start. Plane taking off with glider behind. Glider in air. THE FATAL ENDING. Shots of the glider in the air fairly low. It loops over and the pilot is flung off.

Keywords

Aviation; Death; Accidents and disasters

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

514

Length of story (in feet)

79

Story extras:

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