Plane Endurance Record

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2513

Date Released

31 Jul 1977

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Concorde Training
2. 2Plane Endurance Record
3. 3Model Gliding Championships
4. 4Kite Flying Festival

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Plane Endurance Flight. DESCRIPTION: In 1935 the Key Brothers took to the air in the hope of setting a record for one continuous flight. In order to keep the plane in flight, for the three weeks they managed, servicing had to be done by climbing onto a wing with tools and oil. SHOTLIST: Air. Small plane flying. Air - two small planes attached. Air - ditto. Man on exterior of plane, man waves, plane flies off with man waving.

Keywords

Aviation; Records

Card file number

77/107A

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

66

Story extras:

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