Learning on ScreenBritain’s Schneider Trophy Triumph
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Story
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- 1 / 2
- Summary
- [1ST SUBTITLE]: "All records shattered by our representatives in 218 miles race over the Solent, won by Flying Officer Waghorn at 328.63 mph" Medium shot of five men in RAF uniform. [2ND SUBTITLE]: "Final instructions from Squadron Leader Orlebar, the British Captain". [Section missing]. [3RD SUBTITLE]: "The Prince of Wales and the Premier, early on the scene". Prince of Wales talking to group of men on jetty. Ramsay MacDonald listening to RAF officer talking. [4TH SUBTITLE]: "The first machine to start - the British Supermarine Rolls Royce S6 - - Piloted to victory by Flying Officer Waghorn". Seaplane [numbered 2] afloat just off shore. Naval officer gives signal to start and a gun fires. Seaplane no 2 goes down short slipway into sea and starts take-off. Pan. Panning long shot from different angle of take-off [with jump cut]. Plane in flight. 180° rapid pan. Long shot looking down on large crowds on seafront. Closer shot. Long shot of crowds from different angle. [5TH SUBTITLE]: "Next to start was Warrant Officer Dal Molin, (Italy) - ". Close-up of Molin. Seaplane [numbered 4] on water. Various shots as it takes off, crowd watching and plane in flight. Close shot of Italian team on ground watching plane’s progress. [6TH SUBTITLE]: " - To be passed in mid-air by Flying Officer Waghorn travelling at the terrific speed of 331 mph". Two planes turn corner in flight. Single plane passes camera [note: numbered 5]. [7TH SUBTITLE]: "Then came Flight Lieutenant D’Arcy Grieg - the British ‘safety man’". Close-up of D’Arcy Grieg. [8TH SUBTITLE]: "Followed by Lieutenant Cadringher (Italy), who, overcome by exhaust fumes, was forced down on his second lap". Close up of Cadringher. [9TH SUBTITLE]: "Flying Officer Atcherley, last of the British pilots to go up". Small boat in foreground, three-funnelled liner in background. Close-up of Atcherley on the small boat. Seaplane [numbered 8] takes off. In flight with panning shot. Plane in flight passes by camera position [high up] to close shot. Close shot of three naval officers monitoring flight. Plane flies overhead. One of the three men makes a note and taps out a Morse code message. Plane passes overhead. [10TH SUBTITLE]: "Lieutenant Monti (Italy), badly burned by boiling oil from a burst feed pipe, before making a forced landing after completing one lap". Monti, with bandaged arms, gets off boat onto jetty. Greeted by team members and woman. Group of them walking towards camera. [11TH SUBTITLE]: "Meanwhile, Flying Officer Atcherley, banking in a terrifying manner, attained the amazing speed of 332.49 mph". Two panning shots of plane in flight. Large scoreboard with times and lap speeds. [12TH SUBTITLE]: "And now - - Hats off to our magnificently sporting opponents - - ". Two naval flags are run up. [13TH SUBTITLE]: " - To our own wonderful pilots - ". Close shot of Atcherley, Waghorn and D’Arcy Grieg. [14TH SUBTITLE]: " - and to THE WINNER!". Close-up of Waghorn. Two Union Jacks are run up.
- Keywords
- Sport; Ships and boats; Aviation; Air force; Military
- Length of story (in feet)
- 322
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