Model Flyers

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1627

Date Released

8 Aug 1960

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Model Flyers. DESCRIPTION: Our pictures show the World Championships for power planes at Cranfield, near Bedford, a duration test up to three minutes. While grown men fly model aeroplanes, the younger generation deal with more serious things. It’s the Schools Chess Tournament, and some of the biggest brains of the Upper Sixth are deep in concentration. There’s a big prize at stake! SHOTLIST: MS competitors with models. CU competitor. CU another. MCU another with plane. MS man starting plane. CU man squatting starting plane. MS. MS spectators. MS man launches plane. CU spectator. LS plane flying. MS plane launched. MCU. LS plane flying. LS plane flying. Slip pan. CU chess player (concentrating). Chess match in progress - cup in foreground. MS match in progress. Boy studying chess board. CU chess board. Match in progress MCU. CU chess board.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Children; Aviation; Competitions; Toys and models

Locations

England

Card file number

80794

Credits:

Commentator: Jeffrey K. Shearley
Camera: Len Waldorf
Camera: Phil John Turner

Length of story (in feet)

110

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