Plane Crash Tests

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1076A

Date Released

19 Jan 1950

Date submitted

16 Jan 1950

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Return of the ‘Girl Jean’
2. 2Russian UN Walk-Out
3. 3Plane Crash Tests
4. 4Hunting the Common Cold Germ
5. 5New Use for Billiards Table
6. 6Joy Bells at the Zoo
7. *Trailer: Scottish Electors List

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Us Plane Crash Test. DESCRIPTION: At a base in California - a new experiment in aid of greater flying safety. Using (at first) a dummy known as Captain G, they’re trying to find out the effects of sudden stops at high speed. SHOTLIST: KS. US volunteer puts on protection clothing. Rocket-driven vehicle on rails speeds along into camera, stopping suddenly. CU dummy person inside & being lifted out. Volunteers enters vehicle, vehicle speeds along rails, SV & semi-into camera. Automatic camera shots - CU of volunteers reactions. Stepping out of vehicle afterward.

Keywords

Aviation

Locations

California

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

53080

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

83

Story extras:

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