European Gliding Championships

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2257
Date Released
4 Sep 1972
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1European Gliding Championships
  2. 2Prison Demonstration
  3. 3Do-It-Yourself Exhibition
  4. 4Connemara Horse Show
  5. 5London Horse Show
  6. 6Hovercraft Rally

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: European Gliding Championships. DESCRIPTION: Dunstable Downs, setting for the European Gliding Championships. Movietone takes to the air to give you a bird’s eye view of the competition. SHOTLIST: GV mass of gliders being prepared. SV White being strapped into cockpit. SV Mrs Riechann polishing canopy of husband’s glider. GV John Williamson checking balance of wings on Kestrel 19. SV Cardiff fills wings with water ballast. GBV White, No 191, being towed away for take off. LV other gliders waiting to take off. SV Jones, No 90, in cockpit. GV pan glider No 90 being towed away for take off. SV Tesch being strapped into cockpit of glider Kilo Tango. CU dashboard controls with computer. GV pan another glider being towed away for take-off. CU interior glider, behind pilot’s head, of take off. GV ground to air five gliders in flight. SV from cockpit - glider banking. SV from glider of another glider going past. CU pilot. LV two gliders in air. SCU ditto. SV glider banking. LV two gliders passing each other. SV glider pilot banking. LV glider flying low of countryside. SV from cockpit of glider coming in to land. GV pan glider landing.
Keywords
Sport; Aviation
Locations
Dunstable Downs
Card file number
98411
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
140
Story extras:
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