World News Items: New Use for Helicopter

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1219A

Date Released

16 Oct 1952

Date submitted

Oct 1952

Date submitted

11 Oct 1952

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1World News Items: Premier & Visitor
2. 2World News Items: New Rescue Launch
3. 3World News Items: Record Harvest
4. 4World News Items: New UN Building
5. 5World News Items: New Use for Helicopter
6. 6Royal Family’s Holiday Ends
7. 7Mons Memorial Unveiled
8. 8Duchess in Bandit Country
9. *Return of Northumberland Fusiliers

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 8

Section Title

World News Items

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: World News Items - New Use for Helicopters. DESCRIPTION: New uses for helicopters are frequently being found - the latest comes from the Korean front, where the hover-machine has now become a rocket-gun transporter. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS Helicopter. Helicopters rising from ground with rockets attached to same. Helicopters pass over hilly country, rockets & crews landed & various shots of rockets being manned & fired.

Local distribution only

Not shown in Newcastle.

Keywords

Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Military

Locations

Korea

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

57951

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

60

Story extras:

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