Sky Drop over Korea

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1226A

Date Released

4 Dec 1952

Date submitted

1 Dec 1952

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Greetings for the Premier
2. 2Zulu Flyweight Wins Again
3. 3Diehards Back from Korea
4. 4Sky Drop over Korea
5. 5President-Elect’s Busy Days
6. 6Memorial to London Scottish
7. 7Her Majesty Greets Duke & Duchess
8. *Birmingham Chooses Beauty Queen

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Paratroopers in Korea. DESCRIPTION: From Korea - dramatic pictures of a mass paratroop descent; a speedy method of reinforcing positions only recently captured from the Communists. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Mass descent. Various shots in slow motion, of masses of paratroopers drooping over Korea. Hilly country. Planes are C124’s Flying box cars drop artillery, jeeps etc. Shots of torn parachute. Wide angle shot mass of troops descending.

Keywords

Vehicles; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Military; Newsreels

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

58206

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

108

Story extras:

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