King’s Cup Air Race

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2311
Date Released
18 Sep 1973
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Queen Juliana 25th Anniversary
  2. 2London Footwear Show
  3. 3Manx Cattery
  4. 4My Fair Lady Returns
  5. 5King’s Cup Air Race

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King’s Cup Air Race. DESCRIPTION: Cranfield in Bedford - the setting for King’s Cup Air Race - the winner, Bill Bonner in a Chipmunk. SHOTLIST: LV helicopter flying low at aerodrome. SV crowd. SV pan ‘copter flying past Bolton Paul P111, two men watching. GV TER2, SV people looking at MF163 rocket fighter, LV ditto, SV 4 short shots montage of various light aircraft, GV planes taxiing for start of King’s Cup Air Race. SCU pan plane No 17 taxiing to starting line. GV No 19 being flagged away. SV race officials at table, No 4 flagged away. LV pan No 7 ditto. CU No 77 (this is winning plane) piloted by Bill Bonner in a Chipmunk. CU No 34 taxiing away. LV No 91 a Yak II (this is a Russian air force trainer) on starting line. SV pan as Yak starts away. SV King’s Cup trophy on view. 5 SVs coloured man & woman watching, pan No 77 flying over winning line, No 64 a Cessna 180 (piloted by John Spiller) flying past in second place, planes coming in after race, No 27 flying past (3rd place), No 44 ditto. LV pan No 33 ditto. 4 SVs crowd, winning plane taxiing in, a coloured family watching, Bonner standing on wing of plane. CU pan Bonner walks away. SV crowd applauding. SV Lady Kings Norton presenting cup to Bonner, STV Bonner holding cup.
Keywords
Aviation; Competitions
Locations
England; Bedfordshire; Cranfield
Card file number
99357
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
174
Story extras:
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