Concorde Moves Ahead

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1944
Date Released
5 Sep 1966
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Concorde Moves Ahead. DESCRIPTION: Brighter news in the Aviation field, the first exchange of parts between Britain and France in the joint venture to build the Concorde - the world’s first supersonic airliner. SHOTLIST: Key Scene. LS lorries carrying French section of Concorde, arrive at Le Havre. Pan ditto. MS people watching. Tracking shot behind lorry. MS Le Havre. LS lorry arrives on quayside at Le Havre. MS English sign put over French sign on lorry. MS lorry moves onto ferry. LS ditto. CU exploded diagram of Concorde. GV ferry boat arrives at Southampton bringing French section. MS sign Southampton welcomes Concorde. MS lorry off ferry. MS Mayor of Southampton welcomes convoy. MS ditto. MCU sign on lorry Sud Aviation Toulouse HG. MS convoy passes in front of sign Southampton welcomes Concorde. GV BAC building. Pan convoy arrives at BAC works. GV lorry enters hangar. GV interior BAC works. Concorde under construction. LS ditto. GV British freighter waiting to transport English section to France. MS English section brought from hangar. MS ditto. GV lorry carrying section enters freighter. MS man guiding lorry onto freighter. MS ditto. MS BAC workers watching. MLS door of freighter closing. MS propeller turning. GV Belfast freighter taxiing. Slip pan. CU model of Concorde passes. CU ditto.
Keywords
Aviation
Locations
France; Southampton; England; Le Havre
Footage sources
France
Card file number
91503
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
192
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Concorde Moves Ahead', British Movietone News Issue No. 1944, 5 Sep 1966. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26571 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)