News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

90A

Date Released

26 Feb 1931

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Good Going at Plumpton
• 2. Admiral Takes over Spain
• 3. Olympic Ice Hockey in Poland
• 4. Flying Boat Tested for Indian Route
• 5. American Cotton Fashions
• 6. Ride with Us Up Table Mountain
• 7. Cambridge Train on River

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Flying Boat Tested for Indian Route. DESCRIPTION: Built for Mediterranean first of eastern service, "Stipio" takes to the air at Rochester. SHOTLIST: Long shot of the Stipio with engines ticking over. Gliding along the water past camera. Taxies off the water and takes off. Plane right over camera and aerial view of same. Taxies to camera and lands.

Keywords

Aviation

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

1078

Length of story (in feet)

83

Story extras:

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