In the Air

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1994A
Date Released
24 Aug 1967
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Soccer Season
  2. 2Runway Homes
  3. 3In the Air
  4. 421st Festival

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: In the Air. DESCRIPTION: Air Races have always been on the flying calendar, but this is the first race for Helicopters ever held in this country. Another first is the Maiden flight of the Handley Page Executive Class Aircraft Jetstream. SHOTLIST: GV helicopter hovering at start of course. Pan on helicopter. CU official signals another helicopter to start. Zoom in helicopter starts off on course. MCU young boys watching. Pan helicopter past during race. Pan two helicopters past during race, pan another helicopter past during race, pan ditto. GV two helicopters during race. LS helicopter past during race. MLS another helicopter past during race. MS people watching. ATA helicopter during race. CU control panel in helicopter. ATA helicopter during race. CU pilot’s hands on control. ATA helicopter during race. ATG course marker on field. ATG as helicopter passes over ground course. ATA helicopter during race. ATA helicopter passes over course. ATA helicopter during race. AS as helicopter approaches the airfield. MS the winning helicopter a Braughley Birds. MS name Jetstream on side on plane. CU the captain closes the cockpit window. MS as propeller starts turning. MS Jetstream with engines running. MS Jetstream starts taxiing. MS workers watching. Pan as Jetstream takes off. ATA Jetstream flying.
Keywords
Aviation; Competitions; Ceremonies
Locations
England
Card file number
92711
Credits:
Camera
John Mould
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
174
Story extras:
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