Do-It-Yourself Plane

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1572
Date Released
20 Jul 1959
Date submitted
16 Jul 1959
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Bastille Day
  2. 2Air Race - New Records
  3. 3Air Bike
  4. 4Do-It-Yourself Plane
  5. 5Armadillo in Town
  6. 6School Days Over
  7. 7Cooling Off

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Do It Yourself Plane. DESCRIPTION: The scene is at Ilford, where an enthusiastic do-it-yourself family has gone in for aircraft-construction in a small way. And here’s Mr Taylor putting finishing touches to that plane he built at home. The take-off was at White Waltham, where the test flight was made by Mr Holmes, a very experienced test pilot. SHOTLIST: GV house. FS same fuselage lowered from window. Various scenes. MS wing being lowered from window. MS engine carried to van. MS wheels carried to van. MS propeller etc. loaded into van, slip pan. MS designer (Mr Taylor) gives finishing touches to plane. CU Mr Taylor - pan to cockpit. Pan - plane takes off - family in f/g. CU Mr Taylor. Pan - plane flies past.
Keywords
Vehicles; Aviation; Industry and manufacture
Locations
England
Card file number
77670
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
86
Story extras:
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