Bale Out

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1318

Date Released

6 Sep 1954

Date submitted

31 Aug 1954

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Pakistan Floods
2. 2Up a Coal Mine
3. 3Fashion for Autumn
4. 4A Double Event
5. 5Shipping
6. 6Shipping
7. 7The Sporting Scene
8. 8The Sporting Scene
9. 9The Sporting Scene
10. 10Bale Out
11. *The Queen Mother in Glasgow

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

10 / 10

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bale Out. DESCRIPTION: Using a dummy called Charlie, the Martin-Baker Ejection Seat is demonstrated. Designed for use in high speed jet fighters, it was tested successfully from only 100 feet. SHOTLIST: Shots of dummy being put into jet aircraft to test the Martin-Baker Ejector Seat. Plane flying. Ejector seat out of aircraft and floats to earth. Slow motion shot of same scenes. SCU dummy after landing.

Keywords

Aviation; Safety devices

Locations

Oxford; Chadgrove

Card file number

61725

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Samuelson

Length of story (in feet)

90

Story extras:

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