Aerostatic Fete Revives Memories

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1040A

Date Released

12 May 1949

Date submitted

9 May 1949

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1All Yorkshire Rugby League Cup Final
2. 2Aerostatic Fete Revives Memories
3. 3The Duke Talks to World Youth Forum
4. *Close Finish in the Chester Cup

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Aerostatic Garden Party (Air Display). DESCRIPTION: At White Waltham, an aero display by rather antiquated types of machines. Also a balloon descent by the President of the Aeronautical Club. SHOTLIST: KS. GV crowds on airfield, where fete was held. SCU person about to turn propeller of plane. M Charles Dollfuss in balloon about to take the air with Dr Roxbee Cox (President of RAS), balloon takes off. Helicopter lands on trailer. Several shots Sopwith Pup in flight. Tiger Moth gives crazy demonstration. Wing Commander Kent holds up finger to tell which way wind is blowing. Climbs into cockpit of Deperdussin. Mr Jeffery Quill flies monoplane, replica of Bleriot’s 1909 monoplane. It only just rises off the ground.

Local distribution only

Not shown in Leeds, Liverpool or Manchester.

Keywords

Aviation

Locations

White Waltham

Card file number

51923

Credits:

Camera

David W. Samuelson

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Camera

Paul Wyand

Length of story (in feet)

110

Story extras:

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