Ready for the Great Air Race

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

279

Date Released

8 Oct 1934

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Premier Home Again
2. 2Movietone News Paragraphs: Colombo - Duke of Gloucester’s visit
3. 3Movietone News Paragraphs: New York - Will Rogers on war debts
4. 4Movietone News Paragraphs: Madrid - The Spanish crisis
5. 5Movietone News Paragraphs: Auckland - Collection of Figureheads
6. 6Movietone News Paragraphs: Japan - Bull pushing contest
7. 7Movietone News Paragraphs: Athens - Visit of Swedish royalty
8. 8Movietone News Paragraphs: New York - Polo season starts
9. 9Ready for the Great Air Race

Story

Story No. within this Issue

9 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ready for the Great Air Race London/Melbourne. SHOTLIST: Commander Perrin Secretary of Aero Club speaking on the air race. Aerial over Mildenhall aerodrome. Various shots of the contestants. Mr Roscoe Turner. Clive Pangbourne. Amy Johnson and Jim Mollison. Colonel FitzMaurice. Name on plane "Irish Swoop". Shots of plane being taken on ship. Kingsford Smith past camera and CU. CU Sponsor speaking on the race.

Keywords

Organisations; Ships and boats; Aviation; Competitions; Military

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

3198

Length of story (in feet)

119

Story extras:

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