Britain Aspires to Air Distance Record

Series

Series Name
British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
91
Date Released
26 Oct 1931
Date submitted
22 Oct 1931
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Queen Attends Country Wedding of Her Niece
  2. 2Mr Thomas Tackles the Railwaymen
  3. 3Britain Aspires to Air Distance Record
  4. 4Referee Wins Big Wrestling Fight

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Britain Aspires to Air Distance Record. DESCRIPTION: Fairey Napier monoplane takes to the air at Cranwell for projected flight to the Cape. SHOTLIST: Close shot of the "Napier" being brought out. Pilot stands by tail. Engine ticking over and engineers standing by same. Plane takes off across field. Aerial of same.
Keywords
Aviation; Speed records
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
1473
Length of story (in feet)
92
Story extras:
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