London Airport’s New Look

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1348

Date Released

4 Apr 1955

Date submitted

29 Apr 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Newcastle for Wembley
2. 2The Newspaper Strike
3. 3London Airport’s New Look
4. 4World News Survey: Greece
5. 5World News Survey: West Indies
6. 6World News Survey: England
7. 7World News Survey: India
8. 8World News Survey: Germany
9. 9The Duke Returns

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Look for London Airport. DESCRIPTION: London Airport, one of the world’s largest International Air terminals, is undergoing a reconstruction programme which includes a new passenger and control building, part of a £21,000,000 scheme. SHOTLIST: GV of tail of aircraft with building in the background. GV of building. Passengers. Luggage on moving belt. Passengers on escalators. Arriving in the Customs Hall. Control tower. GVs interior of tower. CU of various controls in the tower. Plan of the runways. GV of the runways with a plane taking off in the background.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Aviation

Locations

London Heathrow Airport

Footage sources

Gaumont
British Paramount

Card file number

63190

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Length of story (in feet)

120

Story extras:

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