Enterprise in the Air

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1926A

Date Released

5 May 1966

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1West Indians Win Tour Debut
2. 2Vive L’armour
3. 3Wembley Ko Stuns Fans
4. 4Enterprise in the Air

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Enterprise in the Air. DESCRIPTION: Britain’s leading Woman Racing Pilot, Sheila Scott prepares to attempt the longest solo flight ever made in a single engined aircraft, aiming to become the first British Pilot to fly solo round the world. Also, in Australia, a student in Aeronautical Engineering has developed a device which he calls a ski-plane. Towed by a speedboat, it behaves very much like an aircraft and has aircraft-type controls. SHOTLIST: Key Scene. MS Sheila Scott standing by plane. CU ditto. CU name Sheila Scott on side of plane. MS Sheila Scott looking at engine of plane. CU Comanche 260 on side of plane. CU part of plane. MS Sheila Scott climbs into cockpit. CU Sheila Scott inside cabin. MCU Solo World Flight written on plane. MLS Sheila Scott starts engine of plane. LS plane taxies away from hangar. LS pan ditto. MS photographers. GV pan plane takes off. Australia - MS ski plane starts to move across lake. LS ditto. CU driver of speedboat towing ski-plane. Pan as ski-plane takes off. Top shot looking down on speedboat. LAS ski-planes in air. LS ski plane towed by speed boat past. LAS ditto. CU driver of speedboat. Pan as ski-planes land.

Keywords

Women; Aviation

Locations

England; New South Wales; Leavesden

Footage sources

Australia

Card file number

91072

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

188

Story extras:

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