Concorde’s Record Atlantic Flight

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2313

Date Released

1 Oct 1973

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Scotland V Cssr
2. 2United Nations Statement
3. 3Hat Fashions
4. 4Six Day Race Ends
5. 5Concorde’s Record Atlantic Flight

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Concorde in Paris. DESCRIPTION: The Concorde lands at Paris after flying the Atlantic in a record 3 hours 33 minutes. SHOTLIST: CU hand opening up Concorde map Washington to Paris 26th September 1973. SV showing outward route through Paris, Las Palmas, Kansas, Dallas, Washington & back to Paris. GV Concorde approaches Orly Airport, flies past camera & touches down. CU cameraman. GV pan as Concorde taxies along runway showing British Airways on side. SV pan as Concorde taxies towards camera zoom back to GV. SV Concorde stops showing Air France side. CU name Concorde. SV pan from nose to tail Air France side. SV plaque with words Rolls Royce Olympus. GV press milling around Concorde. GV interior press conference in progress. SV pressman. CU Nixon representative. SV members of press. SV press conference in progress. SV showing name British Airways. SV pan along nose of Concorde to GV of plane.

Keywords

Aviation

Locations

Paris

Footage sources

Central Office of Information

Card file number

99404A

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

188

Story extras:

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