Viscount 25th Anniversary

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2426
Date Released
30 Nov 1975
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Viscount 25th Anniversary. DESCRIPTION: 25 years ago when the Viscount made its first scheduled flight from London’s Northolt to Paris, it was a revolutionary turbo-prop plane. A special flight commemorates the years of sterling service the aircraft has given all over the world, and amongst the passengers was Sir Frank Whittle. SHOTLIST: GV Viscount on tarmac. CU sign "Viscount Silver Jubilee Flight". CU propeller. Library material B/W - CU cockpit of Viscount on first service to Paris from Northolt. BV people boarding. SU people watching. SU plane taxiing. SU people watching and waving. LV pan Viscount takes off. CU Viscount Silver Jubilee glasses with Viscount in b/g. CU Sir George Edwards. SV Sir George being presented with glass. CU Sir Peter Masefield. SU people walking toward plane. BV people and VIPs boarding. LV zoom in Sir Frank Whittle about to enter plane. CU propellers turning over. LV plane on tarmac. SV batman. FV plane taking off through heat haze.
Keywords
Commemorations; Aviation; Celebrations and festivals; Ceremonies; Inventions and discoveries
Locations
Northolt
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
75/290
Credits:
Camera
Denis White
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
141
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Viscount 25th Anniversary', British Movietone News Issue No. 2426, 30 Nov 1975. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30742 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)