The Farnborough Show

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1631A
Date Released
8 Sep 1960
Date submitted
6 Sep 1959
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Farnborough Air Show - 1960 in Colour. DESCRIPTION: A wonderful display of aircraft is on show at this 21st show of Farnborough. There are bombers like Britain’s Valiant, Victor and the cargo-carrier Argosy. There are jets like Jet Provost and Gnat and a new airliner Avro 748 making it’s first appearance. All these planes and many more make a wonderful performance with breath-taking thrills too. SHOTLIST: Various shots of a two minute scramble by the Valiant bombers. Various shots take off and flying. List of other planes taking part in the flypast - ground shots and aerials: The Herald, The Victor, The Argosy, Jet Provost, Gnat, Hunters, NA39 called the Buccaneer, Avro 748, SC1 - Vertical Jet. Rockets ...Blue Steel. CT41, Bloodhound. The Treble One squadron gives aerobatic display - also interior shots of the Hunters during display.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Displays; Weapons; Aviation; Stunts; Military; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
United Kingdom
Footage sources
Various
Card file number
81018
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
314
Story extras:

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'The Farnborough Show', British Movietone News Issue No. 1631A, 8 Sep 1960. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23766 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)