Comet’s Proving Flight

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1383

Date Released

5 Dec 1955

Date submitted

2 Dec 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1England Rout Spain
2. 2New Flats - Old Site
3. 3His 81st
4. 4Livingstone Centenary
5. 5Young Russia’s Art
6. 6Cyprus - Day to Day
7. 7Comet’s Proving Flight
8. 8A Tall Story

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Comet III Leaves for Australia. DESCRIPTION: Shrouded by fog, the Comet Three, prepares for the take off at Hatfield for its important proving flight to Australia. SHOTLIST: GV front view of Comet shrouded in fog. CU side view and left to right pan of Comet. CU refuelling by arc lamps. CU John Cunningham and crew. CU Co Pilot John Bugg. CU crew mount steps and go aboard. CU and LS Comet turns and taxies off into fog.

Keywords

Aviation

Locations

Hatfield

Card file number

65316

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Length of story (in feet)

74

Story extras:

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