High-speed Flight is Ready at Calshot

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

118

Date Released

7 Sep 1931

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1High-speed Flight is Ready at Calshot
2. 2Barrie’s Childhood Memories of Hardy
3. 3Baby Cars Piled Up in Triple Collision
4. 4Nation’s Leaders Send Out Call on Eve of Assembly of Parliament

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: High-speed Flight Is Ready at Calshot. DESCRIPTION: Machines and men to fly for Britain stand by in hopes of France and Italy competing. SHOTLIST: Shots of the men seated in a hangar. Shots of Vickers Supermarine. Shots of the pilots standing in front of the planes. Group shot CU of Flt Lt Stainforth. Flt Lt Boothman. Squadron Leader Orlebar, Flt Lt Long and Flying Officer Snaith. Vickers Supermarine Rolls Royce S6B Also shot of S6A which was successful in 1929 contest.

Keywords

Aviation; Competitions; Military

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

1400

Length of story (in feet)

74

Story extras:

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