Movietone Pageant of News, Sport & Aviation Reported by - Aidan Crawley, Alan Howland and Ivan Scott: Luton Airport Opening

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
476
Date Released
18 Jul 1938
Date submitted
17 Jul 1938
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone Pageant of News, Sport & Aviation Reported by - Aidan Crawley, Alan Howland and Ivan Scott: Queen Mary at Hampton Court
  2. 2Movietone Pageant of News, Sport & Aviation Reported by - Aidan Crawley, Alan Howland and Ivan Scott: Queen Mary at Tower Garden Party
  3. 3Movietone Pageant of News, Sport & Aviation Reported by - Aidan Crawley, Alan Howland and Ivan Scott: July the Fourteenth in Paris
  4. 4Movietone Pageant of News, Sport & Aviation Reported by - Aidan Crawley, Alan Howland and Ivan Scott: New "Mauretania" Nears Launching
  5. 5Movietone Pageant of News, Sport & Aviation Reported by - Aidan Crawley, Alan Howland and Ivan Scott: Driving Test on Two and a Half Horse Power Car
  6. 6Movietone Pageant of News, Sport & Aviation Reported by - Aidan Crawley, Alan Howland and Ivan Scott: Lord Nuffield’s New Factory
  7. 7Movietone Pageant of News, Sport & Aviation Reported by - Aidan Crawley, Alan Howland and Ivan Scott: Composite Plane at Southampton
  8. 8Movietone Pageant of News, Sport & Aviation Reported by - Aidan Crawley, Alan Howland and Ivan Scott: Luton Airport Opening
  9. 9Movietone Pageant of News, Sport & Aviation Reported by - Aidan Crawley, Alan Howland and Ivan Scott: Duke of Kent at Fever Hospital
  10. 10Movietone Pageant of News, Sport & Aviation Reported by - Aidan Crawley, Alan Howland and Ivan Scott: Senorita Lizana’s Wedding
  11. 11Movietone Pageant of News, Sport & Aviation Reported by - Aidan Crawley, Alan Howland and Ivan Scott: Ballerina Dancers at Her Wedding
  12. 12Movietone Pageant of News, Sport & Aviation Reported by - Aidan Crawley, Alan Howland and Ivan Scott: Child Calling Competition in USA
  13. 13Movietone Pageant of News, Sport & Aviation Reported by - Aidan Crawley, Alan Howland and Ivan Scott: Human Cannonball Twins
  14. 14Movietone Pageant of News, Sport & Aviation Reported by - Aidan Crawley, Alan Howland and Ivan Scott: AAA Championships
  15. *Movietone Pageant of News, Sport & Aviation Reported by - Aidan Crawley, Alan Howland and Ivan Scott: Duke & Duchess of Gloucester in Birmingham

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 14
Section Title
Movietone Pageant of News, Sport & Aviation Reported by - Aidan Crawley, Alan Howland and Ivan Scott
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Luton’s New Airport. SHOTLIST: Sir Kingsley Wood opens the new municipal airport at Luton. To celebrate the occasion, "Hurricanes" and "Battle" Bombers fly overhead. Part of the air show is a record 150’ parachute jump by Siemendl, then the Composite plane flies overhead and splits.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Aviation; Stunts; Ceremonies; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
33883
Credits:
Commentator
Aiden Merivale Crawley
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Ivan Scott
Length of story (in feet)
63
Story extras:
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