Aviation: Jean Batten sets new record

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
438
Date Released
25 Oct 1937
Date submitted
24 Oct 1937
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 11
Section Title
Aviation
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Jean Batten Sets New Record. SHOTLIST: Jean is carried from her plane at Lympne, after brief halt, off to Croydon. Lands at Croydon, greeted by mother and High Commissioner for New Zealand. She speaks, and is then shouldered through crowds. Various shots of the plane in flight and landing at Croydon. Shot of the clock on the aerodrome.
Keywords
Politics and government; Women; Aviation; Speed records
Footage sources
Local
Card file number
5792
Credits:
Commentator
Ivan Scott
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Aviation: Jean Batten sets new record', British Movietone News Issue No. 438, 25 Oct 1937. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/8125 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)