Reports: Christening Accident

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
398A
Date Released
21 Jan 1937
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 10
Section Title
Reports
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Christening Accident. SHOTLIST: Shot of plane being christened at Luton and bottle splashes the spectators. The plane in ‘County of Monmouth’. CU of Flying Officer Llewellyn standing beside same. He will fly in it for the Cape Record.
Keywords
Food and cooking; Curiosities; Aviation
Locations
Luton
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
5048
Credits:
Commentator
Ivan Scott
Length of story (in feet)
19
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Reports: Christening Accident', British Movietone News Issue No. 398A, 21 Jan 1937. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/7213 (Accessed 26 Mar 2026)