Colour: Man Powered Flight

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2233A
Date Released
23 Mar 1972
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Section Title
Colour
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Man Powered Flight - in Colour. DESCRIPTION: At the RAF station Benson, ‘Jupiter’ a man-powered aircraft ‘piloted’ by Flt Lt John Potter - but not for long - and no bones broken. SHOTLIST: GV man powered plane on aerodrome, preparing for take off. CU Flight Lieutenant Potter. SV Potter sitting at pedal controls. CU his hands operating steering bar. CU feet on pedals. SV technicians assembling front section. LV plane ready for take off. CU Potter at controls. GV plane taking off and rises, then lands again. BV plane taxiing. GV pan plane takes off again & rises. GBV as it flies down runway. GV plane crashed. SV press pan to Potter in wrecked cockpit. CU buckled wheel. SV Potter sitting on wrecked wheel.
Keywords
Aviation
Locations
Oxfordshire; RAF Benson, Windsor
Card file number
97987
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
129
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Colour: Man Powered Flight', British Movietone News Issue No. 2233A, 23 Mar 1972. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29310 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)