Flarepath

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2002A

Date Released

19 Oct 1967

Date submitted

16 Oct 1967

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Flarepath. DESCRIPTION: Boon for the small airfield - and a potential export - a portable runway lighting system is demonstrated in the Midlands. SHOTLIST: Aerial night shot of runway at Halfpenny Green airfield near Bridgenorth, with two lamps alight. Pan plane taking off. CU Mr Leonard Cowne the inventor of the new portable lights. MS Mr Cowne at his work bench. Trucking shot Mr Cowne distributing the runway lights from a trolley being towed. Trucking shot ditto (x2). MLS ditto. CU lamp is placed on ground. MS plane on tarmac. MS man switching on lamps. LAS control tower. Aerial shot runway path alight with the portable lights. CU lamp. Aerial shot runway as plane lands. Pan plane lands.

Keywords

Aviation; Inventions and discoveries

Locations

England; Halfpenny Green

Card file number

92885

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

117

Story extras:

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