US Aircraft-Carrier Battles Gale

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1074

Date Released

2 Jan 1950

Date submitted

29 Dec 1949

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Trailer: Not Without Licence
2. 2The Pope Inaugurates Holy Year
3. 3US Aircraft-Carrier Battles Gale
4. 4Haiti’s World’s Fair
5. 5Holland Hands over an Empire
6. 6Hats for Snow Occasions
7. 7Mr Menzies and His Cabinet
8. 8Welcome 1950

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Aircraft Carrier in Storm. DESCRIPTION: Arctic weather gives the crews a tough time as, somewhere in the North Atlantic, the American escort Aircraft Carrier Siboney rides out a gale. SHOTLIST: Men walking on flight deck, blown over by the wind. Planes lashed to deck. Great waves breaking over the bows. Mother ship trying to give fuel to aircraft carrier. Mother ship sometimes almost submerged by waves. - Very good. USS "Siboney".

Keywords

Weather; Navy; Military

Locations

Atlantic Ocean

Card file number

52998

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

77

Story extras:

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