America - Flying Wing Bomber

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1029

Date Released

21 Feb 1949

Date submitted

17 Feb 1949

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1America - Flying Wing Bomber
2. 2Britain - Giant Coal Machine
3. 3France - Publishing House Sacked
4. 4Jean Bart Speed Trials
5. 5Hats - Spring in the Air
6. 6Sport - Indian Derby
7. 7Sport - Australia’s Future Test Cricketers
8. 8Sport - US Army Boxing - All Sizes

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: America’s Flying Wing Bomber. DESCRIPTION: Flying from California to Maryland, the Flying Wing YB 49, travels at 500 mph, doing the trip in four and half hours. SHOTLIST: KS GV Flying Wing Bomber. Flying Wing takes off & out of camera. CU pilot. Aerial shot of Flying Wing in flight. Aerial Flying Wing in fore over skyline of Manhattan. Aerial skyline of Manhattan. Trail from jets of Flying Wing Bomber - YB49.

Keywords

Aviation

Locations

California; Maryland

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

51490

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

41

Story extras:

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