Fire Power

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1274

Date Released

2 Nov 1953

Date Other

Oct 1953

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Operation Seagull
2. 2Fire Power
3. 3News Briefs: Life Boat Disaster
4. 4News Briefs: Italian Floods
5. 5News Briefs: News from Korea
6. 6Boxing - Britain Beats France
7. 7Duke Opens Track
8. 8Queen Mother in the City

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Fire Power. DESCRIPTION: Near Bad Eilsen in Germany a demonstration of fire power was recently given by the Second Allied Tactical Air Force. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Demonstration given by Second Tactical Air Force. Shots of explosions. Attacks by RAF with thousand pounders. Vampires take off. Carry Napalm bombs. Bombing. Troops in dug-out. LS fire and explosions. CU propeller of plane left on ground in flames. Fire extinguishers, hand and mobile are put into action against fire. CU propeller sprayed over with extinguisher, soldier in fire fighting kit at work on flames with extinguisher.

Keywords

Displays; Weapons; Aviation; Military

Locations

Germany; Bad Eilsen

Footage sources

Air Ministry

Card file number

60017

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

69

Story extras:

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