Spot News from Near and Far: Howard Hughes Demonstrates New Radar Plane

Series

Series Name
British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.
1692
Date Released
19 May 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Section Title
Spot News from Near and Far
Summary
Millionaire aviation enthusiast Howard Hughes gives demonstration of new radar safety device for planes which give warning of approaching obstructions.
Keywords
Economics; Aviation; Business and commerce; Inventions and discoveries
Locations
New York; United States of America
Footage sources
United States of America
Paramount Library
Paramount [United States]
Universal [United States]
Library number
16203
Credits:
Camera
Fox
Camera
Hearst
Camera
Sanford Greenwald
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
Production Documents

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Film Archive

Name
Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
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Notes
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How to cite this record

'Spot News from Near and Far: Howard Hughes Demonstrates New Radar Plane', British Paramount News Issue No. 1692, 19 May 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/40541 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)