News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

260A

Date Released

31 May 1934

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Two Million Pound Fire Rages in Chicago
• 2. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: First snapshot is RAF planes at Upper Heywood rehearsing for annual Hendon Air Pageant
• 3. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Belfast - Duke of Gloucester’s visit
• 4. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Australia - Anzac Day reverenced
• 5. US Race Goers See Accident and Foul
• 6. French Fliers Start on Long Run to US
• 7. Sydney Crews Race over Wild Water

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: French Fliers Start on Race to US (Codos & Rossi). DESCRIPTION: Codos and Rossi’s plane needs terrific take-off for recent successful hop over North Atlantic. SHOTLIST: Shot of the two fliers. Seen in the dawn with the plane. The plane takes off slowly owing to the petrol load. Shot of the plane in the air over the aerodrome.

Keywords

Aviation

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2934

Length of story (in feet)

85

Story extras:

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