New Russian Plane

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1568A

Date Released

25 Jun 1959

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Printers on Strike
2. 2New Russian Plane
3. 3Wimbledon Opens
4. 4Canadian Royal Tour

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Russian Plane. DESCRIPTION: Coming in to land at Le Bourget, this airliner is reported to be the world’s largest. It’s the Russian TU 114, powered by four multi-propellered turbo-prop engines, and designed to carry some two hundred passengers at speeds between five and six hundred miles an hour. The TU 114 arrived for the International Air Show near Paris. SHOTLIST: FS TU 114 (key). Pan same lands. FS same taxies. MS same showing turbo prop engines. MS onlooker muffles ears. LS TU 114 on tarmac. Closer same. Closer - turbo prop engine. Low angle passengers leave. MS same. FS same.

Keywords

Aviation; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

France; Paris; Le Bourget

Footage sources

France

Card file number

77481

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

80

Story extras:

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