Farnborough Foretaste

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2050

Date Released

16 Sep 1968

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Russians Go - For How Long?
2. 2Swaziland Independent
3. 3Dior for Winter
4. 4Farnborough Foretaste

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Farnborough Foretaste. DESCRIPTION: To be demonstrated at Farnborough, the latest helicopter Fire Fighting technique using Light Water. The Abbotsfield International Air Show in British Columbia is Canada’s salute to Aviation. Rated third in the world after Paris and Farnborough, it features a fascinating display of historic aircraft and aerobatic skill. The ideal appetizer to Movietone’s Colour Spectacular in the next edition - a special Colour report on the greatest air show of them all. SHOTLIST: 2 shots Fire Chopper takes off to extinguish fire. Pan round fire. CU pan from hose to firemen. MS fire. MS foam spread over fire. CU fire bucket covered in foam. MS crashed plane on ground - fire out. MS Bomber overhead. MS aerial Fokker Triplane. MS Fokker Triplane and Thomas Morse Scout in mock battle (aerial). MS aerial Morse Scout. MS P3 Lightning takes off, pan with it. MS 1912 Curtiss in flight. MS BKB Flying Wing Glider in flight. MS people watching. MS Miss Terry Holm on wing of plane. MS people watching. MS (aerial) Terry Holm on wing doing stunts. MCU kids watching. MS Holm on wing of plane. CU sky diver. MS sky divers jump from plane. MS boy and man watching. MS parachutists landing. MS Chipmunk in flight. MS people watching. MS Chipmunk stunting.

Keywords

Sport; Displays; Aviation; Accidents and disasters; Military; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

Farnborough; United Kingdom; Canada; British Columbia; Abbotsfield

Footage sources

National Film Board of Canada

Card file number

93926

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Maurice Ford

Length of story (in feet)

290

Story extras:

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