Kingsford Smith Completes His Record Flight

Issue No.

77A

Date Released

27 Nov 1930

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Story No. within this Issue: 4 / 4
Summary: MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Kingsford Smith Completes His Record Flight. DESCRIPTION: Great Australian covers journey from England in under 10 days. EDITOR’S NOTE: British Movietone News presents to you first pictures of the crowning feat, which entitles Air Commodore Kingsford Smith to be regarded as the World’s greatest airman. He adds this record to his conquest of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Sub.1. At. Sydney, the aviator is greeted by his fiancée, Miss Mary Powell and pays sincere tribute to his unlucky rival, Flt Lt Hill. SHOTLIST: Great Australian of Kingsford Smith’s aeroplane over Australia. Aerial shot of Kingsford Smith’s aeroplane over Australia. Aerial shot of air field. Ground view of his plane coming in to land. Gets out of aircraft and walks across airfield, shakes hands with woman and jumps into car. View of car through streets people wave. Elevated shot of drive through streets also close shot. Sub.1. Close shot of him speaking into mike.
Keywords: Aviation
Footage sources: Movietone
Card file number: 949
Length of story (in feet): 199
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