First Jet Bomber Squadron

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1180A

Date Released

17 Jan 1952

Date submitted

10 Jan 1952

Stories in this Issue:

1. 13rd Round FA Cup
2. 2Royal Liner
3. 3First Jet Bomber Squadron
4. 4Churchill in Ottawa
5. 5Canal Zone - Latest
6. 6Captain Carlsen & the Flying Enterprise
7. *3rd Round FA Cup - West Ham V Blackpool
8. *3rd Round FA Cup - Newcastle V Aston Villa
9. *Rugby - France Beat Scotland

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: First Jet Bomber Squadron. DESCRIPTION: At Binbrook, Lincolnshire, number 101 Squadron of the RAF is now equipped with Canberras - and the occasion makes history, for it’s the first Squadron to be equipped with jet bombers. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. SCU Canberra lined up on tarmac one starting to cross same. GV ditto. SCU Pilot, navigator-plotter & observer. Canberras take off singly, into camera, over camera, SV etc. Various air-to-air shots of Canberras in formation.

Keywords

Aviation; Military

Locations

Lincolnshire; Binbrook

Card file number

56605

Credits:

Camera

George Richardson

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Camera

Paul Wyand

Length of story (in feet)

74

Story extras:

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