Super Jet’s Atlantic Challenge

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1866A

Date Released

11 Mar 1965

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Super Jet’s Atlantic Challenge. DESCRIPTION: The Super VC10, fastest long range aircraft in service anywhere in the world, starts her first proving flight to New York before she starts transatlantic service in April. She carries 123 economy class and 16 first class passengers. Her four engines, mounted on the tail make her the quietest as well as the fastest of any long range jet. SHOTLIST: MS VC10. MS pan from tail plane to the engines. MS passengers boarding VC10. MS walking up the steps into the VC10. MCU BOAC Cunard on the side of the VC10. MS captain pointing out the route on a map. CU ditto. LS pan VC10 taking off. LS pan ditto. MS wing through cabin porthole. MS walking through the plane into the pilot’s cabin. MS captain and co-pilot. CU captain. CU co-pilot. CU part of the instrument panel. MS steward serving drink to a woman passenger. CU woman drinking. MS VC10 wing. GV main passenger cabin.

Keywords

Aviation; Transport

Locations

United Kingdom; London Heathrow Airport

Card file number

89447

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Ronald E. Collins

Length of story (in feet)

149

Story extras:

Film clip

Movietone IconMovietone

• The first time you use this link in a session, you will need to log on at the British Movietone website and then click this icon again to see the film. For the remainder of the session, this link will take you directly to the film.

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name: AP Archive
Email: info@aparchive.com
Web: http://www.movietone.com
Phone: +44 (0)20 7482 7482
Series held: View all series held by AP Archive

Record Stats

This record has been viewed 176 times.

British Universities Film & Video Council

moving image and sound, knowledge and access