Flying Saucer

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2395

Date Released

27 Apr 1975

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Four Nations Rugby
2. 2Icelandic Aluminium
3. 3Pewter
4. 4Flying Saucer

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Flying Saucer. DESCRIPTION: Not Science Fiction, but the prototype of Skyship No 1, a helium filled flying saucer. It is hoped that the Skyship, when built, will provide the answer to the problem of fast, safe transport. SHOTLIST: GV Cardington Airship sheds. SV barrage balloon (now called a weather balloon). SV airship sheds. TV skyship in the shed. CU name on ship "Skyship". SV propeller on side of ship (vertical). CU propeller (horizontal). GV ship. SV pan portholes on ship. SV interior through porthole. FV John West kneeling by ship (designer). CU model of ship. SV propeller on ship spinning as ship lifts off. FV ship rising into air. SV ship moving sideways. SV pan man with radio controls. SV ship moving along. CU ship. SV ship moving across hangar. CU propeller. SV ship moving along hangar. LV ship moving in front of hangar opening.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Aviation; Science and technology; Inventions and discoveries

Locations

Cardington

Card file number

75/153

Credits:

Camera

Denis White

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

131

Story extras:

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