News in Colour: Concorde’s First Flight

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2074A

Date Released

6 Mar 1969

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Section Title

News in Colour

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News in Colour:- Concorde’s First Flight. DESCRIPTION: The success of 001’s first flight at Toulouse is a dramatic signpost in the advance towards Supersonic passenger flight. Andre Turcat’s Copybook handling of the plane, and his Big White Bird’s faultless performance, reaffirms BAC’s and Sud Aviation’s faith in Concorde which could be the most rewarding venture in the whole history of aviation. SHOTLIST: CU name on engineer’s overalls Sud Aviation, pan & pull back to GV Concorde 001 on runway at Toulouse, France. MLS nose of Concorde. LS engineers looking at tail section. LS Concorde on runway. MLS group of engineers in conversation. 3 CUs observers. Zoom in control tower. MLS fuel pipe removed from Concorde. MS aielerons & rudder tested. CU Brian Trubshaw, English test pilot. Library Material - MLS Concorde on runway, MS nose of Concorde. BS pilots at controls. MCU pan down controls adjusted. Library Material - LS pan Concorde 001 takes off. MS engineers applaud. Air to air Concorde. 2 shots Concorde 002 at Filton. MS sign on fuselage Bristol Snecma Olympus 593. GV pan Concorde on tarmac (002). LAS pan nose section of 002. Library Material - air to air Concorde 001. LS pan Concorde lands. LS pan Concorde taxiing. Colour End Title. (Breakdown 163’ BAC material, 53’ Library material, 44’ BMN orig: Ford.)

Keywords

Aviation

Locations

France; United Kingdom; Filton; Toulouse

Footage sources

British Aircraft Corporation
Library

Card file number

94500

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Maurice Ford

Length of story (in feet)

263

Story extras:

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