Movietone’s Pageant of News, Sports and Aviation by Aidan Crawley, Alan Howland and Ivan Scott: British Glider Record

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
475A
Date Released
14 Jul 1938
Date submitted
14 Jul 1938
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
12 / 13
Section Title
Movietone’s Pageant of News, Sports and Aviation by Aidan Crawley, Alan Howland and Ivan Scott
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gliding Record. SHOTLIST: Close ups of Flt Lt Bill Murray, and Stanley Sproule, who broke the duration record for a two seater glider. Also shots of the glider in flight and on ground. AV Chalk Lion of Whipsnade. CU Captain Harold Balfour MP.
Keywords
Politics and government; Aviation; Records
Locations
Dunstable Downs
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
33857
Credits:
Commentator
Aiden Merivale Crawley
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Ivan Scott
Length of story (in feet)
40
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'Movietone’s Pageant of News, Sports and Aviation by Aidan Crawley, Alan Howland and Ivan Scott: British Glider Record', British Movietone News Issue No. 475A, 14 Jul 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9011 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)