Wings with a Difference

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1732A
Date Released
16 Aug 1962
Date submitted
20 Aug 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wings With a Difference. DESCRIPTION: Introducing Britain’s first jet-powered executive aircraft, the De Havilland 125. Powered by 2 rear-mounted Bristol-Siddeley jets, it’s designed for the boss who wants to go places with speed and comfort. There’s room for him and 7 of his secretaries. The price: £150.000. For the lower-income brackets, here’s a French fold-away 2-seater plane with obvious advantages, hitch your plane to a scooter and you’re one up on the caravan fraternity. Monsieur Miguet, who built it, named it the Flying Flea. It cost him about £150 to build. With a speed of 60, it uses less than a gallon and a half of fuel an hour. SHOTLIST: Key scene. (2 shots) nose of De Havilland 125, wings of De Havilland 125. CU 2 Bristol-Siddeley jet engines. MS same. GV De Havilland 125 takes off. CU cameraman. GV De Havilland 125 in flight. CU cameraman. GV De Havilland 125 landing. Propeller. (3 shots) man with fold away plane on scooter. MS car and caravan. MS man unfolds plane. MS man fits in safety pin. MS man starts up plane. MS man in cockpit. MS plane takes off. GV plane in flight (2 shots).
Keywords
Aviation
Locations
France; United Kingdom
Footage sources
France
Movietone
Card file number
84920
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
144
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Wings with a Difference', British Movietone News Issue No. 1732A, 16 Aug 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24752 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)