Jet Inventor Honoured

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1148

Date Released

4 Jun 1951

Date submitted

1 Jun 1951

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tenth Anniversary of Jet Power. DESCRIPTION: A dinner was recently held at a London Hotel in honour of the first ten years of Jet Powered Flight in the Free World. Guests included Marshal of the Royal Air Force Lord Trenchard, Lord Brabazon, Sir John Slessor Chief of the Air Staff and Major General Johnson, commanding the American Air Force in Britain. Mr Sopwith, one of the hosts, presided and presented a momento to Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS Gloster jet E28/39. GV gathering seated at tables. SCU guests: Lord Trenchard, Lord Brabazon, Sir John Slessor, Major General Johnson. Mr Sopwith. Mr Sopwith at mike addresses gathering praising Whittle & presenting latter with momento. Whittle addresses gathering, joking at times about jet flying without fuel. Group - SCU Sopwith, Whittle & Carter (designer) looking at Gloster E28/39.

Keywords

Commemorations; Politics and government; Displays; Economics; Aviation; Business and commerce; Celebrations and festivals; Military; Inventions and discoveries

Locations

London; Dorchester Hotel

Card file number

55552

Credits:

Camera: George Richardson
Commentator: Lionel James Gamlin
Camera: Martin Gray

Length of story (in feet)

110

Story extras:

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