News Briefs: Territorials in Big Drop

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1268
Date Released
21 Sep 1953
Date submitted
17 Sep 1953
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1News Briefs: Canadian Navy Visits New York
  2. 2News Briefs: Atomic Cannon
  3. 3News Briefs: Territorials in Big Drop
  4. 4News Briefs: Sir Winston Leaves for Holiday
  5. 5Home Again

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Section Title
News Briefs
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Territorials in Big Drop. DESCRIPTION: In Norfolk, the biggest airborne Territorial exercise in Britain since the end of the war. About twelve hundred officers and men of the 44th Parachute Brigade (TA) were dropped from C-119 boxcars. The exercise coincided with the anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Parachute dropping. Various scenes of parachutes descending to ground. C-119, Flying Box cars of US Air Force used for the transport planes. Various shots of same in flight. Long view of hundreds of parachutes descending. Heavy equipment being dropped, 25 pounders, 6 pounder anti-tank guns and various vehicles. One piece of machinery crashes to earth as parachute does not open. Men landing in field. Walking through smoke screen.
Keywords
Weapons; Aviation; Civil defence; Territorial Army; Military
Locations
Norfolk
Card file number
59762
Credits:
Camera
George Richardson
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
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