Aviation: Observed by Ivan Scott: Altitude Risks, Air Race Reflections and New Planes

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
383
Date Released
5 Oct 1936
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Aviation: Observed by Ivan Scott: Altitude Risks, Air Race Reflections and New Planes
  2. 2Home Page: Conservative Party Conference
  3. 3Home Page: Queen Mary moves to Marlborough House
  4. 4Home Page: Naval Exercises
  5. 5India: Description by Eric Dunstan
  6. 6Finance
  7. 7Fashions: Description by Beryl de Querton
  8. 8Spain

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 8
Section Title
Aviation: Observed by Ivan Scott
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Aviation. Altitude Risks, Air Race Reflections and New Planes. SHOTLIST: Squadron Leader Swayne speaking to fellow officers after stratosphere flight. CU of Squadron Leader speaking. CU with dog. CU CWA Scott. With Pilot Guthrie and shot also with the late Campbell Black. Shot of Max Finlay and Wallace Payne and the plane No 13 that crashed with fatal injuries to Finlay. CU of Captain Halse. J’burg instructor. Scott won the Johannesburg air race. Elevated shot of air liner in construction. Close shots of men working on same. Propeller of small plane being swung. Plane taking off. Shot of twin fuselage plane in air. CU of Colonel FitzMaurice speaking on the plane. Altitude Risks, Air Race Reflections and New Planes - CARD 43142 Four RAF Officers standing by planes. CU officer holding an altitude suit. Plane being constructed in workshop. Plane take off (it has twin books like a Lightning and a pusher screw). Plane flies around and lands. CU pilot.
Keywords
Aviation; Competitions; Death; Accidents and disasters; Animals; Engineering; Military
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
4775
Credits:
Commentator
Ivan Scott
Length of story (in feet)
132
Story extras:
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