News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

2408

Date Released

29 Mar 1954

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Queensland Welcomes Queen and Duke
• 2. The Crucial Battle for Indo-China
• 3. Big News in the Air
• 4. Mr Lyttelton Sees Kenya’s Lighter Side
• 5. Butterfly Masks Are New Fashion
• 6. Talk about Spills. Champs Ski the Hard Way

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

Automatic landing aid is tested on aircraft-carrier. London Airport Comet takes off for Johannesburg after these aircraft have been grounded ten weeks.

Keywords

Aviation; Navy; Military

Locations

HMS Illustrious

Story extras:

Production Documents

• Commentary
• Dope Sheet
• Shot List

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

Email

info@screenocean.com

Web

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Phone

+44(0)1954 262052

Address

124 Horseferry Road,
London
SW1P 2TX

Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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