Concorde Breaks Sound Barrier

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2150

Date Released

17 Aug 1970

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Concorde Breaks Sound Barrier
2. 2Little Venice
3. 3Duck Driver
4. 4Russian Navy Day
5. 5Bonn-Moscow Treaty
6. 6Mobutu Meets Nixon
7. 7Young Vic
8. 8Finnish Fashions
9. 9Bed-Making Contest

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Concorde Breaks Sound Barrier. DESCRIPTION: The British Concorde 002 breaks the sound barrier in its first flight since being grounded in April for new engines and control systems. SHOTLIST: GV pan Concorde and press. GV Concorde showing engines. SV 2 of the jet engines. GV pan Concorde taxies, she takes off at 35’. SV A to A Concorde in flight. SV press and engineers discussing. CU man looks through glasses. GV pan Concorde comes into land, she touches down at 65’.

Keywords

Mass media; Aviation

Locations

United Kingdom; Fairford

Card file number

96257A

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

90

Story extras:

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