Astra Gazette Number 1 (1950-1959)

Unissued / Unused material (Astra Gazette). Title - ’Astra Gazette’. Air Force magazine - Issue 1. Lasham-Hants Gliding Championships. Author’s Tame Otter. Sauna Bath. Royal Air Force Regatta, Marlow. 01:32:48 - Title - ’Lasham-Hants Gliding Championships’. Hampshire. Various shots men putting finishing touches to their gliders. CU sign ’RAF GSA’ (Royal Air Force Gliding and Soaring Association). Various shots men polishing gliders. Various shots men getting gliders out of trailers. MS assembling gliders whilst people watch. Various shots Sergeant Gough in his glider, MS as he takes off in a Skylark 3. Various shots as gliders take off and fly. 01:34:30 - Title - ’Author’s Tame Otter’. Kensington, London. MS as author Gavin Maxwell shaves over bath, pan down to pet otter playing in bath. MS as he jumps out. MS as he eats out of bowl next to bottle of milk. CU otter eating. MS Gavin writing at his desk, he throws paper into wastepaper basket which otter tips over and rolls around in.
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