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News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Learning to Sky Leap

Date released

24 Aug 1939

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

533A

NoS ID

010187

Story no

3 / 11

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Navy Parachuter Jumpers. DESCRIPTION: Parachute packers learn to sky leap. SHOTLIST: A blimp takes off at the Navy Parachute School, and climbs up through the clouds. It carries aloft a...

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9 NAVY DAREDEVILS IN UNPARALLELED PARACHUTE JUMP FROM BIG PLANE

Date other

10 Oct 1927

Series name

Gaumont Graphic

NoS ID

386072

Extras

1 film clip

NfO synopsis: 9 Navy daredevils in unparalleled parachute jump from big plane.

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Prince Charles Parachute Jump

Date released

2 Aug 1971

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2200

NoS ID

028954

Story no

1 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Prince Charles Parachute Jump. DESCRIPTION: Prince Charles, insisting on being treated like other RAF cadets, makes his first parachute jump - out of an Andover transport - 1200 feet...

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From Clouds into Mersey. Mr Gadsby, the One-Legged Swimmer Drops 1,000 Feet by Parachute from Aeroplane

Date released

11 Sep 1919

Series name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue no

884

NoS ID

077634

Story no

2 / 6

Extras

1 film clip

Bi-plane in flight. Aerial view over Mersey river. Parachute jump.

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Macfadden Jumps

Date released

29 Aug 1949

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1056

NoS ID

015909

Story no

2 / 7

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Octogenarian Parachutist. DESCRIPTION: At Dansville, New York, Bernard MacFadden, a veteran Physical Training merchant of 81 years of age, made his first parachute jump from an...

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Taking the Plunge

Date released

25 Jan 1968

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2016A

NoS ID

027222

Story no

5 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Taking the Plunge. DESCRIPTION: Two Polish Parachute Jumpers follow their wedding with a Celebration Drop before leaving on their Honeymoon! SHOTLIST: (4th Key Scene for GR). MS bride &...

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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Parachute Test from Low Altitude

Date released

4 May 1942

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

674

NoS ID

012244

Story no

5 / 7

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Parachute Tested at Nassau Airport. DESCRIPTION: Testing of a new parachute in America, which is said to open quicker. SHOTLIST: This is the latest in parachutes. It is claimed to...

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Roving Camera Reports: Mcfadden’s Parachute Jump

Date released

4 Sep 1952

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

1948

NoS ID

070170

Story no

5 / 6

Extras

1 film clip

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Six Mile Parachute Jump

Date released

17 Nov 1941

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

821

NoS ID

062259

Extras

1 film clip

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Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: To Save Life the Ejector Seat

Date released

9 Sep 1946

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

901

NoS ID

014025

Story no

3 / 8

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Parachute Ejector. DESCRIPTION: The jet propelled seat which ejects a pilot from his plane then lands him with a parachute, is tried out in America. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: Various shots...

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