The Thunderbolt Flies Again

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1774
Date Released
3 Jun 1963
Date submitted
28 May 1963
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Thunderbolt Flies Again
  2. 2Fold-Away Holiday
  3. 3Landscape with Sculpture
  4. 4Puppy Dog Sales
  5. 5Wizards on Water Skis

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Thunderbolt Flies Again. DESCRIPTION: A star performer at Whit-Weekend Air Shows - the P47 Thunderbolt - famous fighter of World War II. Out of 15,000, the only one still in flyable condition. She’s on a four-country goodwill tour. These planes have a great reputation for tasks ranging from bomber-escort to low-level ground-support missions. SHOTLIST: Key scene. The Republic P47 Thunderbolt in flight. GV pan - same past camera. GV same. GV Thunderbolt in flight. GV same lands. CU sign RAF Biggin Hill. GV Thunderbolt. CU test pilot Glenn Bach. CU controls. MS pilot Glenn Bach out of plane. GV Thunderbolt. CU badge on side of plane. People look at Thunderbolt (4 shots). Parts of same (2 shots). GV Thunderbolt.
Keywords
Displays; Aviation; Military
Locations
Kent; Biggin Hill
Card file number
86644
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
107
Story extras:
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