Dart Plane

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1260A
Date Released
30 Jul 1953
Date submitted
27 Jul 1953
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Duke with Sailor Cadets
  2. 2Foreign Secretary Home
  3. 3Dart Plane
  4. 4Korean Armistice Signed
  5. 5A Model Test
  6. 6Fourth Test // Another Drawn Game
  7. *The Taff Swim
  8. *Royal Welsh Show

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Sea Dart - Jet Seaplane. DESCRIPTION: The American Navy’s latest aircraft, the Sea Dart, recently gave its first public demonstration at San Diego, California. It is claimed to be the first jet fighter seaplane. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Sea Dart enters water. Ditto scene continues. Sea Dart taxies across water, takes off. In flight over water.
Keywords
Environment; Aviation; Navy; Military
Locations
California; San Diego
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
59453
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
57
Story extras:
Film clip

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