Movietone Pageant of News, Sport & Aviation Reported by - Aidan Crawley, Alan Howland and Ivan Scott: Luton Airport Opening

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
476
Date Released
18 Jul 1938
Date submitted
17 Jul 1938
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 14
Section Title
Movietone Pageant of News, Sport & Aviation Reported by - Aidan Crawley, Alan Howland and Ivan Scott
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Luton’s New Airport. SHOTLIST: Sir Kingsley Wood opens the new municipal airport at Luton. To celebrate the occasion, "Hurricanes" and "Battle" Bombers fly overhead. Part of the air show is a record 150’ parachute jump by Siemendl, then the Composite plane flies overhead and splits.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Aviation; Stunts; Ceremonies; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
33883
Credits:
Commentator
Aiden Merivale Crawley
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Ivan Scott
Length of story (in feet)
63
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'Movietone Pageant of News, Sport & Aviation Reported by - Aidan Crawley, Alan Howland and Ivan Scott: Luton Airport Opening', British Movietone News Issue No. 476, 18 Jul 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9020 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)