Kingsford Smith Completes His Record Flight

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
77A
Date Released
27 Nov 1930
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Kingsford Smith Completes His Record Flight. DESCRIPTION: Great Australian covers journey from England in under 10 days. EDITOR’S NOTE: British Movietone News presents to you first pictures of the crowning feat, which entitles Air Commodore Kingsford Smith to be regarded as the World’s greatest airman. He adds this record to his conquest of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Sub.1. At. Sydney, the aviator is greeted by his fiancée, Miss Mary Powell and pays sincere tribute to his unlucky rival, Flt Lt Hill. SHOTLIST: Great Australian of Kingsford Smith’s aeroplane over Australia. Aerial shot of Kingsford Smith’s aeroplane over Australia. Aerial shot of air field. Ground view of his plane coming in to land. Gets out of aircraft and walks across airfield, shakes hands with woman and jumps into car. View of car through streets people wave. Elevated shot of drive through streets also close shot. Sub.1. Close shot of him speaking into mike.
Keywords
Aviation
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
949
Length of story (in feet)
199
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Kingsford Smith Completes His Record Flight', British Movietone News Issue No. 77A, 27 Nov 1930. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/2749 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)