For Fighter Command
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: For Fighter Command. DESCRIPTION: At Farnborough, the P1B was given an appropriate name by Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Sir Dermot Boyle. The Lightning, equipped with Firestreak guided missiles, is the first fully supersonic fighter for the RAF. SHOTLIST: MS Lightning (plane) same. CU Sir Dermot Boyle. CU nose of Lightning - bottle smashed. MS plane wheeled out. MS pilot gets in. MS RAF VIPs watch. Slip pan to CU pilot puts on helmet. Same. MS propeller starts. MS propeller turning. MS squadron Spitfires take off. Elevated shot Spitfires go overhead. Same slip pan to elevated shot Lightning shows paces. Same pan.
- Keywords
- Displays; Weapons; Aviation; Ceremonies; Military
- Locations
- England; Farnborough
- Card file number
- 75317
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Camera
- Samuelson
- Camera
- Terry O’Brien
- Length of story (in feet)
- 92
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