HMS Argus. British Aircraft Carrier

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
43A
Date Released
3 Apr 1930
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: HMS Argus. British Aircraft Carrier. SHOTLIST: Officers resting on the decks in sun. PLANES BROUGHT FROM HANGAR BELOW. Shots of mechanics and planes being raised up onto flight deck. Officers at bridge. Deck and planes. ‘FLYCATCHERS’ AND ‘DARTS’ TAKE OFF Close shots of the planes taking off. Planes fly over sea and over destroyer. Planes over water. Coming in and landing. Mechanics around same. Plane descending to hangar.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Weather; Aviation; Industry and manufacture; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
630
Length of story (in feet)
235
Story extras:
Film clip

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'HMS Argus. British Aircraft Carrier', British Movietone News Issue No. 43A, 3 Apr 1930. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/2429 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)