Exports - Straight Up

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2075

Date Released

10 Mar 1969

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Borderline Vote
2. 2Best of the Breed
3. 3Gone with a Bang
4. 4Spring or Summer
5. 5Exports - Straight Up

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Exports - Straight Up. DESCRIPTION: Some spectacular flying by Britain’s Jump Jet, the Harrier, on show at Dunsfold after a visit to the factory where this revolutionary plane is built. Export expectations could realise seven hundred and fifty million pounds, so great is the overseas interest in this incredible machine. SHOTLIST: Pan Harrier past. 3 GVs workshop floor at factory in Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, where Harrier is made. MS sign Keep-Out. MS Harrier under construction. MS ditto. MCU pan up ditto. GV Shop floor. HAS Mr J Mallalieu, Minister of State for Technology sitting in cockpit of Harrier. CU & MS ditto. LS pan up Harrier takes off at Dunsfold. Pan Harrier past. Pan past overhead. Pan Harrier past. LAS Harrier lands.

Keywords

Politics and government; Displays; Aviation; Industry and manufacture; Military

Locations

London; England; Kingston upon Thames; Dunsfold

Card file number

94519

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Maurice Ford

Length of story (in feet)

137

Story extras:

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