Mini Aircraft

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2319A
Date Released
15 Nov 1973
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mini Aircraft. DESCRIPTION: Parisian Michel Colomban demonstrates his do-it-yourself miniature aeroplane. SHOTLIST: SV pan car & trailer at airfield. STV cover being taken off. SCU fuselage & wings of aircraft in trailer. SV fuselage carried out of trailer put on ground. SCU 1 of the engines, (8 hp shed cutters saw motor). SV wings being put onto fuselage. SV builder Mr Colomban checking elevators. CU Colomban moving joystick. SV pan Colomban & wife carrying plane. SV Colomban working on plane in his ground floor workshop. Colomban out of picture carrying screen. SV Colomban putting canopy on fuselage. SV children watching. SV Colomban putting finishing touches to aircraft. SV at airfield. SV trained pilot Robert Buisson getting into plane. CU engine starting up zoom out. CU tree saw running pan to leg. CU other engine running zoom out to SV of aircraft. SV pan plane taxiing down runway. SV pan plane taking off pan to plane going into a steep climb. SV air to air, plane cruising along.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Aviation; Stunts
Locations
France
Footage sources
France
Card file number
99440
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
158
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Mini Aircraft', British Movietone News Issue No. 2319A, 15 Nov 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30126 (Accessed 16 Jul 2025)