French Airborne Manoeuvres

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1191A
Date Released
3 Apr 1952
Date submitted
1 Apr 1952
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1General Templer Sees for Himself
  2. 2French Airborne Manoeuvres
  3. 3Mr Senanayake Lies in State
  4. 4Pakistan Trade Fair
  5. 5South Africa’s Political Crisis
  6. 6Churchill’s Mother Honoured
  7. 7Table Tennis Finals
  8. *Scottish Cup Semi-Finals
  9. *Rugby League Semi-Final
  10. *Newcastle V Blackburn Cup Semi-Final Replay

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: French Air Manoeuvres. DESCRIPTION: Operation Swing was the appropriate name given to the large-scale airborne manoeuvres recently carried out in South West France. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. CU jet in flight. Paratroops dropping from sky. Several shots of paratroopers dropping. Various shots of droppings, including heavy artillery, jeeps, etc. French troops form up & march off. CU parachutes descending. Vampires flying over as cover. Paratroops unwrapping equipment, jeeps, etc. Finish on mass drop from the skies.
Keywords
Vehicles; Weapons; Aviation; Military
Locations
France
Footage sources
France
Card file number
57009
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
120
Story extras:
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