Britain Aspires to Air Distance Record

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
125
Date Released
26 Oct 1931
Date submitted
22 Oct 1931
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Britain Aspires to Air Distance Record. DESCRIPTION: Fairey Napier monoplane takes to the air at Cranwell for projected flight to the Cape. SHOTLIST: Close shot of the "Napier" being brought out. Pilot stands by tail. Engine ticking over and engineers standing by same. Plane takes off across field. Aerial of same.
Keywords
Aviation; Speed records
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
1473
Length of story (in feet)
61
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Britain Aspires to Air Distance Record', British Movietone News Issue No. 125, 26 Oct 1931. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/3280 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)