Aviation: The new America bomber, the ‘Flying Fortress’

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

424A

Date Released

22 Jul 1937

Date submitted

9 Jul 1937

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Marconi Passes: a Tribute by Eric Dunstan
2. 2Reports: The King opens Fire Brigade Headquarters at Lambeth
3. 3Reports: Russian Polar Expedition in Moscow
4. 4Reports: Spanish Harvest
5. 5Reports: Walked to Capetown
6. 6Reports: Osa Johnson arrives in Nairobi
7. 7Aviation: The new America bomber, the ‘Flying Fortress’
8. 8Birdlore: with voice notes by Carl Bernard
9. 9Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Davis Cup Inter Zone Final
10. 10Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Tennis Match - Charlie Chaplin & Groucho Marx v Perry & Vines
11. 11Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Athletics - Oxford & Cambridge defeat Harvard & Yale

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 11

Section Title

Aviation

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: America’s New Flying Fortress. SHOTLIST: Aerial shot of the plane over the peaks of American mountains. Dupe & Lav 840 - On ground. Take off. In air and landing. (Not the GR story). Lav 862 - On ground. In air. Lands. Take off.

Keywords

Environment; Aviation; Military

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

5523

Credits:

Commentator

Ivan Scott

Length of story (in feet)

49

Story extras:

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