Model Helicopters

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

102

Date Released

10 Dec 1956

Length of issue (in feet)

756

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Guard Dog Training
2. 2Criminal Detector
3. 3Two Tone Hairstyles
4. 4Model Helicopters
5. 5USAF Colonels for a Day

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

Pathe synopsis: A hobby strangely neglected by many aircraft enthusiasts is building and flying helicopters, so at Weston-super-Mare we take a look at one of the country’s foremost experts, 58-year-old Francis Boreham, founder member of the Helicopter Society of Great Britain.

Researcher Comments

Title on lobby card reads "Model Helicopter".

Keywords

Aircraft; Toys and models

Locations

England; Somerset; Weston-super-Mare

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

David De Keyser

Length of story (in feet)

111

Story extras:

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