Rock And Roll Chopper

Series

Series Name
This Week In Britain

Issue

Issue No.
901
Date Released
1976
Filmed
Feb 1976
Length of issue (in feet)
175
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
COI synopsis: Britain’s latest helicopter, the Lynx, is a flying machine which can perform miracles of aerobatics. It’s the world’s first helicopter to fly not only upwards and backwards but literally upside down. Gail Spiro has been taking a look at the Lynx and talking to the men who fly it.
Researcher Comments
The location is Westland Helicopters, Yeovil, Somerset. NB: Information drawn from the Australian version
Keywords
Aviation; Aircraft; Engineering; Inventions and discoveries
Written sources
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 23 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 936/901
Credits:
Support services
Alison Hawkes
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Presenter
Esmeralda Reyna
Sponsor
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Presenter
Gail Spiro
Camera
Jack Bellamy
Director
Patrick Wyand
Producer
Sylvia Eley

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Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
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Phone
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Fax
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Address
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Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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How to cite this record

'Rock And Roll Chopper', This Week In Britain Issue No. 901, 1976. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/329142 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)