A Personal Helicopter

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1347A

Date Released

31 Mar 1955

Date submitted

28 Mar 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1FA Cup Semi-Finals
2. 2FA Cup Semi-Finals
3. 3And Now - Floods!
4. 4A Personal Helicopter
5. 5Life-Saving Test
6. 6Egypt Hoists Her Flag
7. 7Russian Seeks Asylum
8. 8Operation Teapot
9. 9Franco Receives US Envoy
10. 10Belgian Riots
11. *FA Cup Semi-Finals - Airdrieonnians V Celtic
12. *FA Cup Semi-Finals - Clyde V Aberdeen
13. *France V Wales - Rugger

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 10

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: One-Man Helicopter. DESCRIPTION: Mr McCarty, an American, has invented what might be called a Personal Helicopter - powered by an outboard motor. SHOTLIST: CU the designer boarding and taking off this one-man helicopter. GV of the aircraft in flight. GV of the aircraft landing on some water.

Local distribution only

Not shown in South Wales.

Keywords

Aviation; Inventions and discoveries

Locations

New York; United States of America; Briar Cliff

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

63165

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

65

Story extras:

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