Missile Firing

Series

Series Name
Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.
342
Date Released
17 Jul 1961
Date recorded
9 Jun 1961
Length of issue (in feet)
694
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Ski-ing in England
  2. 2Missile Firing
  3. 3Roman Feast

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
NoS Summary - At the Royal Artillery Guided Weapons Range on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, a demonstration missile, known as the Corporal Weapon System, is fuelled and launched
Keywords
Weapons; Military
Locations
Scotland; South Uist; Outer Hebrides
Written sources
British Pathe online database
Credits:
Commentator
David De Keyser
Length of story (in feet)
214
Story extras:
Film clip

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