International Air Show

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2572

Date Released

17 Sep 1978

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Cavalcade of Transport
2. 2International Air Show

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 2

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: International Air Show. DESCRIPTION: Prince Charles with his younger brother Prince Edward, visit the Farnborough Air Show and are shown the A300 - the European Airbus. Displayed at the show was the Ski Jump Ramp which aids the take-off of the Harrier Jet when it is fully loaded with fuel and weaponry. A feature of this year’s show was the development of Aircraft with short take-off and landing capabilities. SHOTLIST: Aerial of Farnborough. Aerial static aircraft at show. GV Prince Charles and Prince Edward arrive at Farnborough. GV A300 Airbus. MS Prince Charles talking. MS Prince Edward. GV FV A300 Airbus (Prince Charles standing beneath it). GV Airbus along runways and takes off. GV Airbus takes off. GV crowds. GV Airbus flies overhead. GV BAC 111 along runway. GV BAC 111 takes off. GV crowd. GV HS125 along runway. MS man taking photos. GV HS125 takes off. GV HS125 flying. GV Cranfield taking off. GV Cranfield doing aerobatics. GV an Air Italia G222 takes off. GV G222 flying over. GV side G222 flying over. GV crowd. GV Dornier Skyservant doing a stall turn. GV Skyservant flying over. GV Pilatus Turbo-Porter performing short take-off. GV Turbo landing (very fast) - same reversing. GV DHC Buffalo taking off. GV Buffalo flying. GV Buffalo towards camera. MS Buffalo landing. GV Boeing Vertol CH47C Chinook lowering scorpion tank. GV tank as it is lowered. MS crowd. GV Chinook on runway with Land Rover out of stern. MS crowd. MS Chinook taking off. MS Chinook turns and flies away. GV Sea-King flying. GV Lynx (RN) flying. GV Lynx (army) flying. GV Sea-King and 2 Lynx flying. lS Harrier in vertical take-off. GV Harrier using ski-jump taking off. LS ditto. GV crowd. GV Mirage 2000 taking off. Pan Mirage. MS crowd. GV Jaguar taking off on grass. LS Jaguar in flight. LS ditto. GV Tornado taking off. Ditto. LS crowd. LS Tornado past. Various ditto.

Keywords

Royalty; Aviation; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

Farnborough

Card file number

78/149

Credits:

Camera

Denis White

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Camera

Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

461

Story extras:

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