Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: US Tries Out a V1

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
982A
Date Released
1 Apr 1948
Date submitted
29 Mar 1948
Date submitted
24 Mar 1948
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Italy’s Vital Election Draws Near
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: US Tries Out a V1
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Good Friday in Jerusalem
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Royal Maundy
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Easter 1948 - The No-Basic Holiday
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: A Record by Cambridge

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: American Doodlebug. DESCRIPTION: At an Air Force Base in Florida, America has been testing V1 rockets. SHOTLIST: KS Head on shot of doodlebug. SV rocket on build runway. SCU rocket exhaust. SV take off - rocket, takes the air, drops cradle, cradle dropping to earth. Aerial shot doodlebug in flight. Aerial shot of same crashing into water. Doodlebug launched from bomber in flight, shot of launching, various angle shots of doodlebug. P80 fighter attacks doodlebug and shoots it into water. Fighter banks after shooting same down.
Keywords
Weapons
Locations
Florida
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
50011
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
83
Story extras:

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