Russia’s Giant Airliner

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1487
Date Released
2 Dec 1957
Date submitted
28 Nov 1957
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1President Eisenhower
  2. 2Muddy Motocross
  3. 3Going Up!
  4. 4Up for a Cup. Cat’s Eye View
  5. 5Up for a Cup. Prize Piglets
  6. 6Russia’s Giant Airliner
  7. 7Soccer. England Beat France

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Russian Airliner Tu-114. DESCRIPTION: The TU-114 has a seating capacity of two hundred and twenty. It has three saloons, one of which is used as a restaurant. There are four sleeping compartments. The giant aircraft is a two-decker and communication between the upper deck and the kitchens is by telephone. Powered by turbo-prop engines, the TU-114, they say, could fly non-stop from Moscow to New York, in about ten hours. SHOTLIST: GS of the TU 114. Shots inside plane, seat tables etc., shots of sleeping bunks. CU stewardess. MS stewardess taking refreshments from the hatch. GV exterior TU 114.
Keywords
Aviation
Locations
Russia
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
72243
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
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