Helicopter Pioneers New Paris Service

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1039
Date Released
2 May 1949
Date submitted
26 Apr 1949
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Damaged Warships at Shanghai
  2. 2Helicopter Pioneers New Paris Service
  3. 3Princess Margaret’s Italian Visit
  4. 4FA Cup Final - Wolves Win

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Helicopter - London to Paris. DESCRIPTION: A Westland-Sikorsky helicopter takes off for Paris from the roof of Olympia after receiving a can of Movietone newsfilm, he landed at Les Invalides in Paris. SHOTLIST: KS Helicopter in flight. MS helicopter in flight. Aerial taken from helicopter of same as it comes down on the Air Park roof to land. Over camera - coming down to land. Can of Movietone film handed to pilot by Jack Ramsden. Helicopter takes off, vertically. Helicopter over camera in flight. Cut-in people looking up at skies, fade to helicopter over the Invalides, helicopter over camera. GV helicopter landing. Cut-in cameramen looking up & taking pictures. Helicopter after landing.
Keywords
Aviation
Locations
London
Footage sources
France
Card file number
51859
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
J. L. Ramsden
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
113
Story extras:
Film clip

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