Piggy-Back Plane

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2052A
Date Released
3 Oct 1968
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Piggy-Back Plane. DESCRIPTION: From Florida - pictures of the World’s smallest flat-top. A thirty-four foot houseboat provides a mini landing pad for a light plane. SHOTLIST: MS plane on boat - pilot gets in. MS wake of boat. MS boat & plane at speed - plane takes off. CU plane wheels off. MS plane climbing. GV boat & plane airborne. CU crewman. Front view plane approaching. LAS plane wheels overhead. MS plane touches down. CU plane wheels landing. MS plane back on boat at speed. WORLD’S SMALLEST FLATTOP 35mm COLOUR First public demonstration of a light plane landing and taking off from a house-boat. The boat travels at 40mph allowing the plane to take off. After circling the plane lands again whilst the boat is travelling at full speed ahead.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Aviation; Stunts
Locations
United States of America; Florida; Miami; Biscayne Bay
Footage sources
United States of America
France
Card file number
93973
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
77
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Piggy-Back Plane', British Movietone News Issue No. 2052A, 3 Oct 1968. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27568 (Accessed 23 Jul 2025)