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:

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