Record Balloon Flight

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2429

Date Released

21 Dec 1975

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Record Balloon Flight
2. 2Launch of "Hmas Otama"
3. 3Round the World Yacht Race
4. 4Marine Art Exhibition
5. 5British Ice Skating Championships

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hot Air Balloon. DESCRIPTION: The world’s largest hot-air balloon, the ‘Gerard Heineken’, makes a record breaking flight of eighteen hours. SHOTLIST: CU man into balloon. SV interior balloon as men push out sides. TV interior workshop balloon being made. SV woman on sewing machine (2 shots). SV pan down to material. SV basket being women. SV interior basket basket. SV exterior man releasing weather balloon. SV pilot talking to man about route. CU pilot. SV map. GV deflated balloon on ground. SV hot air from burner into balloon. CU burner pan to balloon opening. CU woman turns face from heat. CU balloon billowing. SV people holding balloon open. SV men pushing out sides. SV man holding opening. GV pan balloon filling. SCU burner. SV interior balloon. SV people watching. SV balloon taking off. GV balloon aloft (2 shots).

Keywords

Aviation; Records; Industry and manufacture

Locations

Dorset

Card file number

75/291

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Camera

Ray Gallard

Camera

Stan Goozee

Length of story (in feet)

173

Story extras:

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