The American Scene: Jet Refuelling

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1210A
Date Released
14 Aug 1952
Date submitted
11 Aug 1952
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1French Tourist Tragedy
  2. 2Jaguar Records Broken & Lost
  3. 3USA Victories in British Games
  4. 4The American Scene: Jet Refuelling
  5. 5The American Scene: Frogman’s Mishap
  6. 6The American Scene: Honolulu Conference
  7. 7The American Scene: Keeping Cool
  8. 8Mr Eden’s Joyful News
  9. 9Scottish Holiday for Royal Family

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 9
Section Title
The American Scene
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mid-Air Jet Refuelling. DESCRIPTION: In the course of a trans-Pacific flight by American F84 jet fighters, they had an aerial refuelling rendezvous with a squadron of B29’s. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Aerial of two planes. Various shots of F84 jet fighters refuelling in mid air from B29s.
Keywords
Aviation; Military
Locations
Pacific Ocean
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
57639
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
50
Story extras:
Film clip

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