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Gyro-Flight

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2038
Date Released
24 Jun 1968
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Safer Inside
  2. 2World’s Smallest Army
  3. 3Victoriana in Ally
  4. 4First Open Wimbledon
  5. 5Gyro-Flight

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gyro Flight. DESCRIPTION: Ever wanted to get up, up and away? A Mini-Gyro Plane, developed by Ernest Brooks of County Durham offers economy flying within a motoring budget. SHOTLIST: LS mini-gyro being towed by Mini at airfield near Darlington. CU name Gyroplane. MS mini-gyro pushed off trailer. MCU Mini boot opened and petrol can & funnel taken out. MCU petrol poured into mini-gyro by Ernie Brooks. MS ditto. CU rotor blade fitted to gyro-plane. MCU ditto. MS Ernie sits in cockpit of gyro-plane. CU hands on controls. CU tail section moving. CU Ernie sitting in gyro-plane. MS propeller starts turning. CU propeller turning. MCU rotor blade starts turning. MS ditto. CU gyro-plane moves off. MS gyro takes off over camera. LS gyro-plane in flight. Various ditto. Pan as gyro-plane lands.
Keywords
Vehicles; Aviation; Motor vehicles; Inventions and discoveries
Locations
United Kingdom; Darlington; County Durham
Card file number
93667
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
140
Story extras:

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