Straight Up and Down

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1615
Date Released
16 May 1960
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Stand Still Plane. DESCRIPTION: These are the first pictures of the Short SC One, showing the whole sequence: vertical take-off, forward flight, and presently vertical landing. It was demonstrated at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Bedford. SHOTLIST: CU plane takes off (vertical take-off). GV plane in flight. GV same (2). CU plane makes vertical landing. SC1.
Keywords
Displays; Aviation; Military
Locations
England
Footage sources
Air Ministry
Card file number
80096
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Straight Up and Down', British Movietone News Issue No. 1615, 16 May 1960. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23606 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)