Battle of Britain

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2259A

Date Released

21 Sep 1972

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Battle of Britain. DESCRIPTION: Battle of Britain fighter station, Biggin Hill is open to the public for the annual air display. Concorde was among the many aircraft to fly past in tribute to the few. SHOTLIST: Library Material - LV crew running to Spitfire during Battle of Britain. SV pilot climbs in cockpit. SV pilot gives thumbs up. SV pan three fighters take off. Ground to air 3 Spitfires flying over. GV crowds at Biggin Hill Air Show. LV pan along planes lined up on runway. SV spectators with binoculars. G to A four planes (Trainers) in formation. CU man looking through telescope. LV G to A plane flying upside down (Lightning). SV crowd watching. GV pan (G to A) parachutists coming down (Red Devils). LV ditto lands behind helicopter. LV pan Lightning flies over. LV pan another plane flies past. Pan Vampire & Meteor fly past. SCV spectators eating ice creams. GV zoom in and pan as Concorde flies over. GV towards pan ditto.

Keywords

Displays; Aviation; Military

Locations

Biggin Hill

Footage sources

Library

Card file number

98465

Credits:

Commentator: Leonard Martin
Camera: Reginald William Smith

Length of story (in feet)

101

Story extras:

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