Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: V2 Launched from Aircraft Carrier

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

960A

Date Released

30 Oct 1947

Date submitted

28 Oct 1947

Date submitted

27 Oct 1947

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: The Barking Blaze
2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Hollywood Testifies against Communists
3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: V2 Launched from Aircraft Carrier
4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Alamein Re-Union 1947
5. *Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Durham’s Royal Visitor
6. *Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Goswick Train Crash

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: V2 Takes Off From Aircraft Carrier. DESCRIPTION: A V2 was recently launched from the deck of the USS Midway. SHOTLIST: KS Aerial of USS Midway aircraft carrier. Shot of sailor turning key on hose-pipe. MS rocket apparatus set on flight deck lift. Same ascending to flight deck. CU base of rocket firing just before take off. CU take off of rocket. GV rocket soaring into space.

Keywords

Weapons; Navy; Military

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

49351

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

62

Story extras:

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