Aviation News: Last of the Spits
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 8
- Section Title
- Aviation News
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Last of the Spits. DESCRIPTION: 21 years after the prototype first flew, the last of the Spitfires are to be retired. Their day is done though 2 Spits will be kept by the RAF for Battle of Britain fly-pasts. SHOTLIST: MS of Spitfires taken out of hangar. SCU pilot looking at weather record. MS pilot climbing into cockpit. MS propellers turning. MS plane moving - slip pan. Spitfire flying (air to air shots). Closer same.
- Keywords
- Aviation
- Locations
- Liverpool; Speke; Woodvale
- Card file number
- 70668
- Credits:
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- Camera
- James Humphries
- Commentator
- Jeffrey K. Shearley
- Length of story (in feet)
- 45
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