Bleriot

Series

Series Name

Empire News Bulletin

Issue

Issue No.

340

Date Released

1 Aug 1929

Length of issue (in feet)

496

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Fashions
2. 2British Legion Rally
3. 3Princess Mary at Chichester
4. 44th Test Match
5. 5Undergrads in the Air
6. 6Bleriot
7. 7Tattoo
8. 8Record Voyage of Bremen
9. 9Scouts

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 9

Summary

NFTVA ‘Silent News Films’ (1965): "France honours Bleriot: At Calais, the pioneer aviator is welcomed on his return from England." His plane landing. (14 feet) A close-up as he is greeted on the airfield. (21 feet) "A replica of his old machine." A close-up of the machine with a pilot getting into the cockpit. (33 feet) Several shots of Bleriot (and his wife?) standing in front of the memorial commemorating his first crossing of the Channel on 20 July 1909. (48 feet)

Keywords

Aviation

Length of story (in feet)

35

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Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

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Notes

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