Movietone’s News Pageant Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: New Flying Boat for Australian Airways

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
459
Date Released
21 Mar 1938
Date submitted
18 Mar 1938
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 13
Section Title
Movietone’s News Pageant Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Coolangatta at Hythe. SHOTLIST: The new Empire Flying boat "Coolangatta", which is destined for the Quantas Air Lines, carries out a test flight, piloted by Captain "Scotty" Allen, Kingsford Smith’s co-pilot on so many historic flights.
Keywords
Aviation; Business and commerce
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
32893
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
21
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News Pageant Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: New Flying Boat for Australian Airways', British Movietone News Issue No. 459, 21 Mar 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/8635 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)