Airfix Models

Series

Series Name

Parade

Issue

Issue No.

91

Date Released

Jun 1971

Length of issue (in feet)

840

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Hovercraft in Ghana
2. 2Airfix Models
3. 3Scoobeedoo
4. 4Stamp Designer
5. 5Kip Keino

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

COI synopsis: "Scaling down" the Mountbatten SRN4, the largest hovercraft in the world, by a firm of model toy manufacturers for production of their latest construction kit.

Researcher Comments

NB: Extracts from this story also appeared in ‘Roundabout No. 111’

Keywords

Industry and manufacture; Toys and models

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 59 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1170/91

Credits:

Production Co.

British Movietonews Ltd

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Commentator

Peter Latham

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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Phone

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Fax

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Address

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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