USA Helicopter Record

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1319

Date Released

13 Sep 1954

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Braemar Gathering
2. 2Doncaster Bloodstock Sales
3. 3Blackpool Lights Up
4. 4Scotland Keenan Trains
5. 5India Flood Havoc
6. 6Arctic Historic Seaway
7. 7Italy Crusaders Fight Again
8. 8Sydney Where the Sun Shines
9. 9USA Helicopter Record
10. 10Melbourne Raaf’s First Sabre
11. 11Algeria Earthquake

Story

Story No. within this Issue

9 / 11

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Usa Helicopter Record. DESCRIPTION: A helicopter built by Sikorsky Aircraft Company has set up a new record of 156 miles an hour. SHOTLIST: CU of the rotary blades spinning. Shots of the helicopter taking off (Warrant Officer Billy Wester at the controls). Various shots in flight. Man looking through binoculars (possibly Mr Sikorsky - the Inventor). Helicopter comes into land. Various shots of it landing.

Keywords

Aviation

Locations

United States of America; Connecticut; Windsor Locks

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

61776

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

47

Story extras:

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