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London Airport’s New Look

Date released

4 Apr 1955

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1348

NoS ID

019964

Story no

3 / 9

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Look for London Airport. DESCRIPTION: London Airport, one of the world’s largest International Air terminals, is undergoing a reconstruction programme which includes a new...

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Fake bombs test security at Kennedy airport (1989)

Genre

News report; Interview

Paul Woodley reports on two French reporters placing fake bombs in luggage at Kennedy airport to test security, the bombs were found and the reporters arrested. Includes interview with an unimpressed airport...

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Bournemouth Airport Special; Hurn Airport (1988)

A special report about Bournemouth International Airport: lost or untargeted? There is at the moment a controversy about the way that the airport has been managed. The programme includes a short history...

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Airport security to be improved following Lockerbie (1989)

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

Oni Bhattacharya reports on the new airport security measures announced by Transport Secretary Paul Channon following the Lockerbie bombings. Includes announcement by Paul Channon; comments by Chris...

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Concorde Training

Date released

31 Jul 1977

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2513

NoS ID

031012

Story no

1 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Concorde Training at Shannon Airport. DESCRIPTION: Shannon Airport is being used by the French in their Training Programme for Concorde pilots. Shannon with the Atlantic at its...

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Near-miss for two jets at Gatwick (1988)

Genre

Speech

Two British holiday jets came close to crashing into each other at Gatwick Airport last night. A British Island Airways BAC 111 apparently landed on the wrong runway, just as the second plane was...

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Faro Airport DC10 plane crash (1992)

Genre

News report; Interview

A Dutch DC10 plane has crashed at Faro Airport in Portugal exploding in flames during appalling weather conditions, with the death toll currently at 54 and many others burned. The report includes eyewitness...

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Movietone’s News Pageant Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Mrs Chamberlain in Belfast

Date released

21 Mar 1938

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

459

NoS ID

008634

Story no

7 / 13

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Launching New Cruiser. DESCRIPTION: She launches the Cruiser ‘HMS Belfast’ and opens the new airport. SHOTLIST: Mrs Neville Chamberlain launches the HMS Belfast, which is the new...

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Jet crashes at air show (1988)

Genre

News report; Interview

Alan Turner reports on a vintage jet fighter plane crash at an air show at Coventry Airport yesterday. Flight Lieutenant Peter Stacey who died in the crash may have fought with the controls of the Meteor...

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Million pound hold-up at Heathrow airport (1994)

Genre

News report; Interview

Simon Hobbs reports from Heathrow Airport following the robbery of £1million from a private security firm at Terminal One. Includes interview with Detective Inspector Norman Walker; Andrew Mackay, British...

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