A Friend for the Farmer

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1677

Date Released

24 Jul 1961

Date submitted

20 Jul 1961

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Knock-Out for Terry
2. 2Spaceman Number Three
3. 3A Friend for the Farmer
4. 4Top of the Town
5. 5Father of the RAF
6. 6Wet at the Bottom

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Friend for the Farmer. DESCRIPTION: The Tiger Moth is one type of aircraft normally used for crop-spraying in Britain, but British weather and other factors present many problems for fixed-wing planes. Making its appearance now is a new friend for the farmer, the agricultural Gyroplane. SHOTLIST: Key scene. LS (aerial pan) Tiger Moth. LS (aerial shot) Gyroplane. LS aerial pan Gyroplane. LS Gyroplane hovers. LS Gyroplane flies in low. LS same (aerial pan). LS same. LS low flying showing plane’s ability. LS Gyroplane. MS (pan) gyroplane. LS same comes in to land. MS Gyroplane taxies in.

Keywords

Aviation

Locations

Luton

Card file number

82896

Credits:

Commentator

Jeffrey K. Shearley

Camera

Len Waldorf

Length of story (in feet)

99

Story extras:

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