A Friend for the Farmer

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1677
Date Released
24 Jul 1961
Date submitted
20 Jul 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Friend for the Farmer. DESCRIPTION: The Tiger Moth is one type of aircraft normally used for crop-spraying in Britain, but British weather and other factors present many problems for fixed-wing planes. Making its appearance now is a new friend for the farmer, the agricultural Gyroplane. SHOTLIST: Key scene. LS (aerial pan) Tiger Moth. LS (aerial shot) Gyroplane. LS aerial pan Gyroplane. LS Gyroplane hovers. LS Gyroplane flies in low. LS same (aerial pan). LS same. LS low flying showing plane’s ability. LS Gyroplane. MS (pan) gyroplane. LS same comes in to land. MS Gyroplane taxies in.
Keywords
Aviation
Locations
Luton
Card file number
82896
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Camera
Len Waldorf
Length of story (in feet)
99
Story extras:
Film clip

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'A Friend for the Farmer', British Movietone News Issue No. 1677, 24 Jul 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24198 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)