Air Records Broken: Pilots Talk to Movietone

Series

Series Name
British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
68
Date Released
18 May 1931
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Air Records Broken: Pilots Talk to Movietone
  2. 2Londos Wins after Gruelling Fight
  3. 3Girl Billiards Champion
  4. 4What’ll Happen If the Lift Goes Wrong?

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Air Records Broken. CWA Scott and Captain Hawks. DESCRIPTION: CWA Scott in Brisbane discussed his flight from England to Australia. Sub 1. Capt. Hawks, America’s "Human bullet", sets new mark for London to Berlin journey. SHOTLIST: Captain Hawks plane lands. He speaks from cockpit and looks at the dials marking speed.
Keywords
Aviation; Speed records
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
1206
Length of story (in feet)
116
Story extras:
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