Battle for Air Strip

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1228

Date Released

15 Dec 1952

Date submitted

8 Dec 1952

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Battle for Air Strip
2. 2French Morocco Tension
3. 3New Sport for South African Fishermen
4. 4Christmas Approaches

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Battle of Na-Sam. DESCRIPTION: The air-strip of Na-Sam has been the focal point of the fighting in Indo-China. A force of some 10,000 French Union Troops have been holding out against vastly superior numbers of Viet-Minh rebels. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV Airstrip. Various shots of French troops in action. Digging-in. Shots of trenches. Planes pass over dropping supplies. French General Salant and Delinaries walk through trenches towards camera. Also with Colonel Gilles. Artillery opens fire.

Keywords

Weapons; Aviation; Military

Locations

French Indochina

Footage sources

France

Card file number

58247

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

155

Story extras:

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