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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