Comet’s Week-End Trip

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1196A
Date Released
8 May 1952
Date submitted
3 May 1952
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1News from the Headlines: Polio Bed
  2. 2News from the Headlines: Samuel Pepys
  3. 3News from the Headlines: Geisha School
  4. 4News from the Headlines: Oil from Iraq
  5. 5The Cup Returns to Newcastle
  6. 6Coronation Commission
  7. 7The Queen Visits Bif
  8. 8Comet’s Week-End Trip
  9. *(Untitled record)

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Comet First Passenger Service. DESCRIPTION: A copy of Movietone’s latest newsreel was on board the Comet, when it made the World’s first regular jet-liner air service. Leaving London Airport for Johannesburg, the Comet’s flying time for the 6,724 miles was 18 hours 40 minutes. At Jo’burg, the film of its arrival was put back on board for the return journey to London. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. CU jet engines. MS Comet at London Airport. Luggage being loaded on. Passengers boarding. BM Newsreel being taken aboard. Engines start up all background quivering. Comet taxies. Into camera Comet takes off. Flying over the clouds. Jo’burg - passengers disembark. BM Newsreel being taken out of packet & other pictures of arrival being put into packet. Plane leaves Jo’burg, cloud shot, landing at LAP, passengers off. BM Newsreel being off loaded & rushed to car which drives away. Sir Miles Thomas is one of the passengers. Mr Abrahams is person unpacking reel.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Mass media; Economics; Aviation; Business and commerce
Locations
London; Johannesburg
Card file number
57152
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Camera
George Richardson
Camera
H. Duncan Abraham
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
171
Story extras:
Film clip

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