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

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

901

Date Released

9 Sep 1946

Date submitted

3 Sep 1946

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Trailer: Diphtheria VIII
2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Cricket Twin to Join Brother
3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: To Save Life the Ejector Seat
4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Isle of Man Grand Prix Once Again
5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Smithfield - Back to Work
6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Illegal Immigrants for Cyprus
7. 7Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: India’s Interim Government Takes Over
8. 8Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Last Pleas at Nuremberg

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 8

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin

Summary

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 of pilot preparing for jump, fixing helmet etc. Interior shot of him in plane. Plane takes off. Shots of plane in flight and LS of man being shot out. Parachute opens and he lands among trees. Semi CU of him after jump. Man is Harry Brickheimer.

Keywords

Aviation

Footage sources

USM?

Card file number

47430

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

71

Story extras:

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