News Briefs: Convair Plane
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 9 / 10
- Section Title
- News Briefs
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Convair Plane. DESCRIPTION: At Mountain View, California, the American Navy has been making preliminary tests with its most remarkable aircraft, the Convair. It is claimed to be able to fly like a fighter and land like a helicopter. SHOTLIST: Cut story - At Mountain View. California shot of Convair plane. This plane takes off vertically. Shots of the pilot in cockpit, plane takes off just a little from the ground. Landing on four legs.
- Keywords
- Aviation; Navy; Military
- Locations
- California; Moffett Field
- Footage sources
- United States of America
- Card file number
- 61168
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 41
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