Veteran War Machines

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2467

Date Released

12 Sep 1976

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Veteran War Machines
2. 2Farnborough International Air Show
3. *Steamboat Rally
4. *Simon Dock Arm
5. *International Curling Championships

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 2

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Booker Air Pageant. DESCRIPTION: Veteran vehicles and aircraft that fought in two World Wars were on display at Booker Airfield. The last ‘Spitfire’ once again took to the air as a reminder of the dark hours of 1940 when the ‘Battle of Britain’ raged. SHOTLIST: GV pan around old cars and fighting vehicles. MV pan to old Ford. FV 1947 Pontiac. FV 1939 Chrysler. FV Rolls Royce. MV 1936 Morris van. MS 1919 Thornycroft having engine cleaned. CU ditto. MS motor cycles used in war. MS man riding paratrooper’s push-bike. GV USA army vehicles, plane flying in background. FV US 1944 Dodge WC52. MV men standing inside US Dodge WC52. MV G44 army vehicles with Somm gun. MCU gun. MLS Spitfire. MV markings on fuselage. MV Spitfire. BV Jungmeister. SV Jungmesiter. FV Jungmeister pan to propeller. MCU crowd watching. LV Jungmeister in flight. MLS Fokker 33 taking off. MV boys watching. LS Fokker in flight. LS Supermarine Swift flying. MV crowd. LS Spitfire taking off. MV crowd. LS Spitfire making low level pass. LS ditto. FV Spitfire climbing. Selected scenes - Spitfire take off. G to A shots & landing. 192ft.

Local distribution only

Black and White in South Africa reel only.

Keywords

Displays; Weapons; Aviation; Military; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

Buckinghamshire

Card file number

76/164

Credits:

Camera

Denis White

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

185

Story extras:

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