News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Henshaw Completes Great Cape Flight

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
506
Date Released
13 Feb 1939
Date submitted
10 Feb 1939
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: In Memoriam: Passing of the Pope Plunges Catholic World in Grief
  2. 2News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Earthquake in Chile
  3. 3News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Barcelona Bomb Damage
  4. 4News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Bomb Deflection
  5. 5News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Street Shelters for Wardens and Police
  6. 6News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Franco’s Troops Reach Frontier
  7. 7News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Chamberlain Square
  8. 8News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Henshaw Completes Great Cape Flight
  9. 9News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: RAF Record Flyers Return by Ship
  10. 10News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Bluebird Car for USA
  11. 11News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Made a Baronet - Age Five
  12. 12News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: International Rugby - England V Ireland
  13. 13News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: FA Cup Tie 5th Round - Birmingham V Everton
  14. *News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: FA Cup Tie 5th Round - Huddersfield V Walsall
  15. *News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: FA Cup Tie 5th Round - Newcastle V Preston
  16. *News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Manchester in Big Fire

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 13
Section Title
News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Alex Henshaw Arrives at Gravesend. DESCRIPTION: The exhausted flier arrives back at Gravesend. SHOTLIST: Alex Henshaw arrives at Gravesend Municipal Airport in his Percival Mew Gull after his record-breaking flight to the Cape and back. His father and the Mayor of Gravesend are there to welcome him.
Keywords
Aviation; Speed records; Local government
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
35510
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
42
Story extras:
Film clip

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