Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Ata and Naval Air Pageants

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

853

Date Released

8 Oct 1945

Date submitted

1 Oct 1945

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Story No. within this Issue

1 / 2

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Aircraft Display. DESCRIPTION: The Air Transport Auxiliary Air Pageant was held at White Waltham, Maidenhead. At Heston new types of Fleet Air Arm aircraft were on display. They included the "Spearfish", "Firebrand", "Seafire III", "Sea Hornet" and "Vampire". SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS. White Waltham - GV Lancaster, camera truck backs away from same and pans aerodrome. Planes on aerodromes on show include Stirlings, Spitfires, Halifaxes, etc. This is to commemorate the end of Air Transport Auxiliary. Autogyro in flight, also helicopter in flight and landing. At Heston - GVs of the Spearfish, five-bladed machine, engine starts, taxies and takes off, flies out of camera. Various shots "Firebrand" torpedo-fighter, taxies and takes off, and in flight. Various angle shots of the "Seafire", taxiing and taking-off, also in flight. The "Sea Hornet" with wings folding and unfolding. Same in flight. The "Vampire" taxies, takes off, and flying very low gives good impression of speed. Sailors on aerodrome watch performance of aircraft.

Keywords

Vehicles; Weapons; Aviation; Ceremonies; Navy; Military; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

Heston; White Waltham

Card file number

46099

Credits:

Camera: Alec Tozer
Camera: J. L. Ramsden
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

119

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