News & Sports Pageant of Movietone by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Manchester’s New Airport Opened

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
473
Date Released
27 Jun 1938
Date submitted
25 Jun 1938
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 11
Section Title
News & Sports Pageant of Movietone by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Opening of the Manchester Airport. DESCRIPTION: The Air Minister, Sir Kingsley Wood, performs the opening. SHOTLIST: Sir Kingsley Wood, Minister for Air, opens the new airport at Manchester.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Aviation; Ceremonies
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
33690
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
23
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News & Sports Pageant of Movietone by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Manchester’s New Airport Opened', British Movietone News Issue No. 473, 27 Jun 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/8944 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)