Reports: Empire Air Day Rehearsal

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

416A

Date Released

27 May 1937

Date submitted

24 May 1937

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Coronation
2. 2Reports: Their Majesties at St Paul’s
3. 3Reports: Their Majesties at No 10
4. 4Reports: Royalty at the Chelsea Flower Show
5. 5Reports: Empire Air Day Rehearsal
6. 6Reports: Plane christening by Mrs Roosevelt
7. 7Foreign News: John D Rockefeller dies at age of 97
8. 8Foreign News: King of Italy in Budapest
9. 9Foreign News: Paris Exhibition opened
10. 10Foreign News: Basque children reach England
11. 11Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Soccer - Manchester City v Germany in Berlin
12. 12Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Rowing - Oxford Eights Week
13. 13Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Yachting - Launch of "Ranger"

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 13

Section Title

Reports

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Empire Air Day Rehearsal. SHOTLIST: Propellers of fighters turning. Pilots rush to planes. Fighter bi-planes take off. Close shots past camera. In air. Over Northolt. Formation of fighters in air. Aerial shots past and over camera.

Keywords

Displays; Aviation; Military

Footage sources

Local

Card file number

5383

Credits:

Commentator

Ivan Scott

Length of story (in feet)

41

Story extras:

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