News in Brief: Polio Flyer
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 12
- Section Title
- News in Brief
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Polio Boys Flies Boac. DESCRIPTION: An ambition of 14 year old Peter Wickham, who is partly crippled with infantile paralysis, is to become an airline pilot. A meeting with Sir Miles Thomas, Chairman of BOAC resulted in a ninety minute flight in a Stratocruiser. SHOTLIST: The boy going aboard a BOAC Stratocruiser waves to the camera. Inside the aircraft Peter is being shown the controls. CU the boy and the pilot. Two other boys looking out of the window of the aircraft. GV the wing (port side) and engines turning. CU the instrument panel of the aircraft.
- Keywords
- Children; Business and commerce; Disabled persons
- Locations
- London Heathrow Airport
- Card file number
- 62705
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Camera
- Norman Fisher
- Length of story (in feet)
- 45
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