A Look at the Vc10

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1717
Date Released
30 Apr 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Look at the Vc10 Princess Margaret Sees the Vc10. DESCRIPTION: Princess Margaret, who paid a visit to Vickers-Armstrong’s factory at Weybridge, was accompanied by her husband. They toured the establishment, in which the new VC10 is at present the centre of attraction. The royal visitors were obviously fascinated by the complex details of the new giant airliner. SHOTLIST: Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon arrive at the Vickers-Armstrong’s factory at Weybridge, and are shown over the VC10. They inspect the controls and instruments. Shots of them watching the hydraulic test rig and vibration tests in progress.
Keywords
Royalty; Aviation
Locations
Weybridge; Surrey
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
84271
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
111
Story extras:
Film clip

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'A Look at the Vc10', British Movietone News Issue No. 1717, 30 Apr 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24610 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)