Aviation: New Air France Super Liner

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

460A

Date Released

31 Mar 1938

Date submitted

29 Mar 1938

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1At Home & Abroad: The "Queen Mary" Passenger List
2. 2At Home & Abroad: Travelling Post Office Centenary
3. 3At Home & Abroad: US Foreign Policy - Mr Cordell Hull sets out the policy
4. 4At Home & Abroad: US Sailors in Singapore
5. 5At Home & Abroad: General Matsui Goes Home
6. 6At Home & Abroad: Franco’s Advance on Barcelona
7. 7At Home & Abroad: Their Majesties in Shoreditch - Visit new flats in Hoxton
8. 8At Home & Abroad: The Royal Academy Draws the Line
9. 9Aviation: New Air France Super Liner
10. 10Aviation: Clouston and Ricketts Set Records
11. 11Aviation: US "Attack Ships" Fly over Desert
12. 12Sports Page: Grand Nationalists of the Future
13. 13Sports Page: Burying the Heart of Olympic Games Founder
14. 14Sports Page: Slow Motion Diving at Sydney Pool

Story

Story No. within this Issue

9 / 14

Section Title

Aviation

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New French Planes. SHOTLIST: Maryse Bastie is welcomed at Croydon and presented with a bouquet by a small child. She has flown from Paris to inaugurate the new French air service from London to Paris. New Air Liner - CARD 32973 Maryse Bastie christens the new French air liner and flies in it to Croydon.

Keywords

Children; Aviation; Business and commerce; Launchings

Footage sources

Great Britain

Card file number

32955

Credits:

Commentator

Ivan Scott

Length of story (in feet)

26

Story extras:

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