Home for Giants

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1994
Date Released
21 Aug 1967
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Home for Giants. DESCRIPTION: Brize Norton in Oxfordshire and the biggest aircraft hangar in Europe. It will take three VC10’s and three Belfast Freighters. A cosy nook for the giants of the RAF’s Air Support Command. SHOTLIST: LS hangar doors being opened. LAS aircraft propeller as plane leaves hangar. VC10 planes. Pan planes in hangar. GV ditto. GV interior hangar, planes at far end of hangar. Aerial shot door section of hangar. Aerial shot over hangar showing roof. Aerial shot over hangar showing rear. Aerial shot planes outside hangar.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Aviation; Military
Locations
England; Oxfordshire; Brize Norton
Card file number
92694
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
104
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Home for Giants', British Movietone News Issue No. 1994, 21 Aug 1967. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27013 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)