World Hang Gliding Championships

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2469
Date Released
26 Sep 1976
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1International Athletics
  2. 2Site Equipment Demonstration
  3. 3World Hang Gliding Championships

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: World Hang Gliding Championships. DESCRIPTION: The steep, fairy-tale mountains of the Austrian Tyrol are ideal for Hang Gliding and competitors gathered at Koessen for the World Championships. With a camera strapped to the tail of a kite we get a breathtaking view of the Alpine scene, the way a Hang Glider sees it. SHOTLIST: GV small town in Austria "Koessen", pull back to see hang glider on a hill side. Pan round and zoom into a hang glider going down. MLS looking up at hang glider going down. Zoom into see its name "Phoenix Six". MCU man’s feet running off cliff and starting descent. MS another man starting descent. Member of up team. Pan with him. MS man launching himself. MS hang glider comes over trees and in front of sun. MS another hang glider comes over trees and in front of sun. MLS hang glider making descent. MS another hang glider making descent. MS man with camera mounted on hang glider, launching himself. MLS from ground looking at hang glider going over. MS from hang glider at it goes over countryside. MS from ground with hang glider going over head. MS man on hang glider looking around. MS from hang glider as man turns it. MLS hang glider doing aerobatics, half loops. MS another hang glider going round. MLS hang glider doing aerobatics. MS from hang glider as it turns down along river and comes into land. He touches down at 670’. MS another hang glider coming into land. He lands at 687’. MS another one landing. He touches ground at 697’. MS another one landing. He touches down at 706’ on his knees. MS another one landing. He touches down at 717’. MS another one landing. He touches down at 729’ without moving.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Environment; Aviation; Competitions; Stunts; Scenery and travel
Locations
Austria
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
76/172
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
314
Story extras:
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