Ever Seen a Flying Whale?

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1850

Date Released

16 Nov 1964

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Whale By Air. DESCRIPTION: A Super-Constellation has just completed a two thousand mile flight from Montreal to Manchester carrying the first live whale to fly the Atlantic. The baby whale was found stranded in the St Lawrence River. She’s only six months old and under seven feet long. She’s going to Flamingo Park Zoo near Pickering in Yorkshire. SHOTLIST: Key scene. LS Super Constellation towards camera. MCU sign on van Flamingo Park Zoo Whale Transport. GV door of plane hold opened. MS man carrying bags of ice. MS men carry whale out of hold. MS people putting water over whale. LS people close the door of the van. MS snapper turtle with air hostess. LS van carrying whale along road - man leans out of van with his thumb raised. MS van arrives at the zoo. MS men carrying whale towards pool - man in pool. MS air hostess with whale. LS whale being massaged in pool.

Keywords

Children; Aviation; Animals

Locations

Yorkshire

Card file number

89039

Credits:

Camera: Keith Medley
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

125

Story extras:

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