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Flight to the Future (In Colour)

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1683A
Date Released
7 Sep 1961
Date submitted
5 Sep 1961
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Speedway Champion
  2. 2To Walk on the Water
  3. 3A Tough Week-End
  4. 4Flight to the Future (In Colour)

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Flight to the Future (Colour). DESCRIPTION: The world-famous Farnborough Show opened in unlucky weather, but interest was none the less for that! A newcomer in the Beagle range offers luxury travel for top executives, another type in the Beagle pack was the Beagle-Auster Eleven. Training aircraft at the show included Jet Provosts, and the two-seater Hunter, an operational advanced trainer. Another advanced trainer, used by the Royal Air Force, was the two-seater Gnat. Among civil aircraft: the Handley Page Dart Herald. The Victor Bomber hardly needs an introduction! A spectacular free fall by six RAF instructors was a big thrill, and a Royal Navy contribution to this great show was formation flying by Number 800 Squadron of Scimitar strike-fighters. All these provide one of the finest examples of British Aircraft construction, and there’s plenty of that to be seen at Farnborough. SHOTLIST: Title. LS Handley Page 115. MLS same. MLS same back view. LS pan Gnat. MLS same side view. LS row of Bloodhound missiles. MLS pan down Blue Streak. LS pan new Beagle taking off. LS aerial view of new Beagle. MLS same. MLS same. LS aerial view Beagle. MLS same. MLS aerial - Jet Provost. LS aerial Lightning. MLS aerial Provost on either side of Lightning. MLS aerial Hunter. MS same. LS same. LS aerial 2 seater Gnat. MLS same. LS same. MS Gnat’s cockpit. LS Gnat flies away from camera. LS aerial Dart Herald. MLS same. MLS Dart Herald flies away from camera. MLS Victor bombers. MS Victor’s cockpit. LS Victor bomber. LS aerial Handley Page 115. MLS aerial HP 115’s nose. MLS same tail. LS aerial HP 115. MLS undercarriage of plane. MS RAF instructor performs free fall. LS Scimitar. MLS formation by 74 of Squadron Lightning. LS same. End title.
Keywords
Aviation; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
Farnborough; Hampshire
Card file number
83112
Credits:
Camera
John Davies
Camera
Ken Taylor
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
333
Story extras:

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