Focus on Farnborough

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1474A

Date Released

5 Sep 1957

Date submitted

3 Sep 1957

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Highland Gathering
2. 2TUC Conference
3. 3For Those in Peril
4. 4Speed on Wheels
5. 5Focus on Farnborough

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Focus on Farnborough. DESCRIPTION: The Farnborough Show - a shop counter for the British Aircraft Industry, who earned nearly 105 million pounds in exports last year. SHOTLIST: GV aircraft formation flying. Air to ground of Farnborough Show. Air to air Vickers Viscount. Same Hunting Percival President (2 shots). Same. Handley Page Herald (2 shots). Ground to air HPH air to air. Accountant (2 shots) same Twin Pioneer. Twin Pioneer landing. Air to air Comet. Air to air FD2 piloted by Peter Twiss (2 shots). Ground to air same. Air to air P1 (3 shots). Ground to air same. CU SR5Z taking off. LS same. Air to air Hunter with Fireflash H. CU Fireflash on wing. LS same. Air to air Hunter with Firestreak. CU Firestreak. LS Thunderbird surface to air missile, closer same. LA Bobbin (16 mm) 2 shots. MS Borzoi. BS Sea Slug (RN Anti-aircraft) SS same. MS new army to secret anti-tank weapon CU same. Bloodhound.(2 shots). Air to air Vulcan B2. CU air to air Olympus engine on Canberra. Air to air Canberra. Same with Scorpion rocket engine. Canberra closer. Ground to air Vulcan Rolls Royce Conway Engine. Air to air Victor (3 shots). Flypast of the latest development of bombers.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Displays; Weapons; Aviation; Navy; Military; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

England; Farnborough; Hampshire

Card file number

71549

Credits:

Camera

David W. Samuelson

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

326

Story extras:

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