Korea - The Big Drop

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1139A
Date Released
5 Apr 1951
Date submitted
Apr 1951
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1England Wins International Cross-Country
  2. 2Second Time as Year’s Sportsman
  3. 3Anniversary of the Indian Air Force
  4. 4Korea - The Big Drop
  5. 5US Navy Expansion
  6. 6President Auriol’s US Engagements
  7. 7Princess Margaret at Dartmouth
  8. 8New Colours for Coldstream Guards

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Korea - the Big Drop. DESCRIPTION: From Taegu Airfield, in spite of ground mist at the take-off, United Nations paratroopers made the biggest drop of the Korean war. SHOTLIST: 2 shots paratroopers putting on kit. GV plane taxies in. GV planes takes off. Air to air 3 planes in flight. Interior plane. MS paratroops jump out - General Frank Bowen was first to drop. Air to Air paratroops from plane. In Munsan area on the Imjin River. Air to ground paratroops dropping (x2). Interior plane as equipment is pushed out. Air to air parachutes dropping (x2), air to ground mass of parachutes dropping (x2).
Keywords
Health and medicine; Weather; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Military
Locations
Taegu
Card file number
55244
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
86
Story extras:
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