Round the World Flight
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 7
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Round the World Flight. DESCRIPTION: Taking off from California, 3 nuclear B52 jet bombers began their non stop flight around the world. In less than 24 hours they were swinging round on the homeward leg towards California. 24,325 miles in a non stop time of 45 hours and 19 minutes, a world record. SHOTLIST: Panning shot of a B52 taking off. TPS B52 in flight. Map showing route of the flight. MCU B52. Shot of B52 re-fuelling in the air. B52 in flight. Map. B52 in flight. Map. B52 in flight. Map. B52 coming into land.
- Keywords
- Aviation; Military
- Locations
- United States of America; California
- Footage sources
- United States of America
- Card file number
- 69561
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Length of story (in feet)
- 89
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