Pioneer Pilots Honoured

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1510

Date Released

12 May 1958

Date submitted

30 Apr 1958

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pioneer Pilots Honoured (Keith Smith Memorial). DESCRIPTION: In Adelaide, Australia, a memorial has just been unveiled to the men who made flying history some forty years ago: Sir Keith and Sir Ross Smith, JM Bennett and WH Shiers. With their Vickers VIMY bi-plane they started from Britain to Australia, twenty-eight days and over eleven thousand miles. The Smith brothers were knighted for this great achievement. The only one of the four alive to-day is Mr Shiers. SHOTLIST: GV airport building. CU old plane. GV memorial. Closer same. CU Keith Smith statue. CU Ross Smith statue. CU Bennett statue. CU Mr Shiers, statue. CU Mr Shiers. MS same looking at memorial. Slip pan to old plane. MS pilots prepare, MS pilots shake hands. MS pilot climbs into plane. MS plane taxies. BS take off. Wipe to newspaper report and title. MS plane lands in Australia. CU Smith brothers.

Keywords

Commemorations; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Aviation; Ceremonies

Locations

Australia; Adelaide

Footage sources

Australia

Card file number

73662

Credits:

Commentator: Jeffrey K. Shearley

Length of story (in feet)

122

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