The Price of Progress

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1803
Date Released
23 Dec 1963
Date submitted
19 Dec 1963
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Topping Out the Tallest
  2. 2The Price of Progress
  3. 3Driving on Water
  4. 4News Events - in Colour

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Price of Progress. DESCRIPTION: October 22nd, the fateful day Mike Lithgow and six men died when the BAC One Eleven crashed. Now two months later, at the controls of a new and modified BAC One Eleven Jock Bryce, is completing runway tests ready for the first flight. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV aerial crashed prototype of BAC 111. GV pan second BAC 111 taxiing. BS same. CU radar revolving. LAS pan BAC 111 takes off. (It was piloted by Jock Bryce).
Keywords
Aviation; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Hampshire; Hurn Airport
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
87703
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Mark McDonald
Length of story (in feet)
92
Story extras:
Film clip

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