Exercise Mariner

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1271

Date Released

12 Oct 1953

Date submitted

8 Oct 1953

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Exercise Mariner. DESCRIPTION: Stormy conditions prevailed during the greater part of the fourteen days of Exercise Mariner in which HMS Vanguard and HMS Eagle took part. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Ship in fairly rough seas. GV Vanguard. Shots of Vanguard ploughing heavy sea. Water over bows taken from ship. Decoy through heavy seas. Wave Victor fleet oiler through heavy seas, trailing pipe line. Vanguard goes right up alongside. Takes on oil. GV HMS Eagle, planes take off from carrier, in flight. Cut-in look-out looking out to sea. Sea Hornet crashes into sea. Formation of planes flying over head. Fire Fly crashes into sea. Helicopter about to take off from deck. Shot of crew of aircraft carrier. Survivor from crashed Fire Fly out of helicopter. Mix to Eagle. Vanguard ploughing through heavy seas. Cut-in of White Ensign.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Weather; Aviation; Navy; Accidents and disasters; Military

Locations

Atlantic Ocean

Footage sources

Admiralty
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation [NATO]

Card file number

59884

Credits:

Commentator: Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

161

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