News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

227A

Date Released

12 Oct 1933

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Reichstag Fire Trial is Moved to Berlin
• 2. Giant RAF Machines Has Shell-Firing Gun
• 3. Officers Besieged in Havana Are Shelled
• 4. Gordon Richards is First in Moke Race
• 5. Lord Lloyd States Case for Air Might
• 6. The Mollisons Meet Ill Luck in Canada

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Giant RAF Machine Has Shell Firing Gun. DESCRIPTION: Britain’s largest military flying boat is christened at Brough, Yorkshire, by Lady Atkinson. SHOTLIST: Shot of the new Blackburn flying boat. Shot of the christening ceremony. Shot of the plane with the gun turret in foreground and the new gun is shown firing at submarine target. Shot of the Flying Boat taking off across the water. Scene from boat of water rushing by. Shot of pilot at controls. Plane in air.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Weapons; Aviation; Military; Launchings

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2617

Length of story (in feet)

87

Story extras:

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