Wire and Wings

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1943A

Date Released

1 Sep 1966

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Wire and Wings
2. 2The Sea Gipsy
3. 3Hastings - 1066 Remembered. (Eastman Colour)

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wire and Wings. DESCRIPTION: The World Control-line Championships for Model Aircraft at Swinderby in Lincolnshire, with Britain defending her Title. But America sweep the field taking speed and Team events. Pictures also show the premiere of The Blue Max in Germany. SHOTLIST: Key Scene. CU motor started on model plane. Pan as model plane takes off. LAS Russian flag. LAS German flag. LAS British flag. GV model plane flies round. GV pan ditto. MS man controlling model plane. Pan model plane past. CU another man controlling model plane. MCU crowd. GV three men compete in the model plane. World speed title. MCU man climbs aboard a Fokker Tri-plane. CU sign on plane, Der Blaue Max. MCU James Mason and Karl Michael Vogler looking on. CU pilot at controls. MCU plane moves forward. MS crowd. LAS plane flies overhead. Air to air shot of plane in flight. LAS plane flies overhead.

Keywords

Aviation; Competitions

Locations

Germany; England; Lincolnshire; Swinderby

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

91502

Credits:

Commentator

George Elliot

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Robert Hawkins

Length of story (in feet)

162

Story extras:

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