Trans-Atlantic Topics: Britain - Long-Distance Hop
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 6 / 9
- Section Title
- Trans-Atlantic Topics
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Long-Distance Hop. DESCRIPTION: From the American Air Force base at Upper Heyford, Boeing B47 Stratojets made a non-stop flight of 5,860 miles to California. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. planes taking off. These aircraft are the Boeing B47 Stratojets. Attached to the 22nd Bombardment wing. Aircraft in flight. B47’s being refuelled in the air by K97 aircraft. Shots taken from inside aircraft. CU shots of pilot. More shots of aircraft refuelling. Air to air shots of aircraft. Planes come in at March Airfield California. General Terrell congratulates the pilot.
- Keywords
- Aviation; Military
- Locations
- California; England; Upper Heyford Air Base; March Air Base
- Footage sources
- United States of America
- Card file number
- 60664
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 65
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