The News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Sport by Alan Howland: Soviet Airmen Fail to Reach the Fair

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
518A
Date Released
11 May 1939
Date submitted
6 May 1939
Date submitted
10 May 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 10
Section Title
The News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Sport by Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Soviet Plane Crash. DESCRIPTION: Two Soviet airmen on route from Moscow to New York crash their plane on Miscon Island, New Brunswick. SHOTLIST: Aerial shots of the wrecked plane. In New York, Brigadier General Kokkinaki and his navigator arrive for the World’s Fair.
Keywords
Aviation; Accidents and disasters; Exhibitions and shows
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
36744
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
43
Story extras:

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'The News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Sport by Alan Howland: Soviet Airmen Fail to Reach the Fair', British Movietone News Issue No. 518A, 11 May 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9964 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)