Helicopter Manoeuvres

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1055A

Date Released

25 Aug 1949

Date submitted

22 Aug 1949

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Mrs Morrow-Tait Home
2. 2Great French Forest Fire
3. 3Fatal Crash Mars Silverstone Car Race
4. 4Rodeo Up Set
5. 5Helicopter Manoeuvres
6. 6The African Domain of Ruth Williams
7. *International Festival Opens

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Helicopter Manoeuvres. DESCRIPTION: The US Navy demonstrate the advantage of the helicopter in modern warfare, taking off from an aircraft carrier, they relieve Marines holding a beachhead. SHOTLIST: MS aircraft carrier with helicopters on flight deck. US aircraft carrier with several helicopters on flight deck. Helicopters take off, flying over carrier. Helicopters landing & demonstrating landing of wounded.

Keywords

Displays; Aviation; Navy; Military

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

52422

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

68

Story extras:

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