The Comet’s Records

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1065

Date Released

31 Oct 1949

Date submitted

27 Oct 1949

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Sterope Does It Again
2. 2The Comet’s Records
3. 3The Implacable Nears Her End
4. 4Gib Greets Amethyst
5. 5A Rum Affair

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Comet’s Records. DESCRIPTION: The Comet has recently arrived back at London Airport after flying to North Africa and back, a distance just under 3,000 miles, in 6 hours 38 minutes. The pilot, Group Captain John Cunningham has a few words to say about the trip. SHOTLIST: KS. MS Comet. Comet takes off. Comet in flight. Coming into & landing. Cunningham waves & alights. Cunningham interviewed on the trip he had just made to North Africa & back in one day, (6hrs 38mins).

Keywords

Aviation

Locations

London Heathrow Airport

Card file number

52724

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Camera

Martin Gray

Camera

Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

150

Story extras:

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