News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2031A

Date Released

9 May 1968

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Tourists First Match
• 2. Transplant - Britain’s First
• 3. Life Savers for a Queen
• 4. Moscow in May
• 5. Paraglide
• 6. Come to the Casbah
• 7. Riots Around

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Paraglide. DESCRIPTION: Cadets at Cranwell demonstrate the sport of Paragliding, rapidly catching on after it’s introduction in America. SHOTLIST: MS vehicle starts to pull cadet along. GV cadet lifts off ground. GV cadet pulled along in air. CU paragliding club badge on sleeve of cadet. MS members of paragliding club. MS another cadet being pulled along up into air. GV ditto. MS members of club watching from ground. LS cadet in air. GV as he lands on ground.

Keywords

Organisations; Entertainment and leisure; Aviation

Locations

England; Cranwell

Card file number

93506

Credits:

Camera

Laurence Rush

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

98

Story extras:

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