Pilot Invents New Fireproof Plane

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

226

Date Released

2 Oct 1933

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1British Cruiser Pays Visit to New York
2. 2League Assembly Meets at Geneva
3. 3Pilot Invents New Fireproof Plane
4. 4Record is Smashed at Shelsley Walsh
5. 5Emperor of Japan Inspects His Navy
6. 6British Bands Play at London Festival

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pilot Invents New Fireproof Plane. DESCRIPTION: Major van Rolleghem of Belgian Air Force, tests device with new model at Heston Aerodrome. SHOTLIST: Shot of the inventor talking to camera with canary in small cage. He enters a cabin placed on the ground. Men around set light to the ground around same. Flames lick the cabin. the inventor and the cage appear from inside the cabin.

Keywords

Curiosities; Aviation; Fires; Animals; Military; Inventions and discoveries

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2601

Length of story (in feet)

65

Story extras:

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