Runway Homes

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

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

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Runway Homes. DESCRIPTION: Croydon Aerodrome, once London’s airport, is now being made into a housing estate. Memories of the past will always remain among the semi-detached, built on the runways that saw history in the making. SHOTLIST: GV airport house at Croydon. LAS name Airport House. GV the aircraft hangar at Croydon Aerodrome. MS old planes inside hangar. MS pan ditto. GV the control tower at Croydon Aerodrome. Library Material - GV of control tower at Croydon Aerodrome ‘Heracles’ in background. Pan as aircraft flies over aerodrome. MLS pan the Handley Page ‘Heracles’ taxiing. MS Amy Johnson & Jimmy Mollison before setting off on a new record attempt. MS as their ‘Rapide’ aircraft starts taxiing. MCU ditto. AS of the Rapide on runway after crashing. MS ditto (x2). GV pan the Roundshaw housing estate. MS section of building being moved into position. MS man at controls of crane. GV section being moved into place. GV pan the new houses showing the back gardens. GV pan the new houses under construction. GV pan Lib. Mat. of ‘Rapide’ aircraft taking off from Croydon Aerodrome.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Aviation; Industry and manufacture; Accidents and disasters; Engineering
Locations
England; Croydon Airport
Card file number
92713
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
170
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Runway Homes', British Movietone News Issue No. 1994A, 24 Aug 1967. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27017 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)