Aviation: Observations by Ivan Scott: The King’s Cup Air Race

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
432
Date Released
13 Sep 1937
Date submitted
10 Sep 1937
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 8
Section Title
Aviation: Observations by Ivan Scott
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The King’s Cup Air Race. SHOTLIST: Shots of the planes lined up. Take off. Shot of the ‘Comet’ flown by Waller taking off. Miles-Whitney-Straight taking off. Elevated shot of part of the promenade and sea at Scarborough. Shot of crashed plane alongside the house. Shot of first arrival - Captain Percival - at Dublin. Plane landing. Shots of the landing and close shots of woman competitor Miss Dillon. Shot of the winning plane coming in at Hatfield. Charles Gardner flies this. Close shot of the plane. Close shots of Gardner being presented with the cup by Lord Swinton.
Keywords
Politics and government; Women; Aviation; Competitions; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Hatfield
Footage sources
Local
Card file number
5675
Credits:
Commentator
Ivan Scott
Length of story (in feet)
50
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Aviation: Observations by Ivan Scott: The King’s Cup Air Race', British Movietone News Issue No. 432, 13 Sep 1937. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/7992 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)