News in Brief: Carrier Innovation

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1336A
Date Released
13 Jan 1955
Date submitted
10 Jan 1955
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Third Round - FA Cup Ties
  2. 2Royal Godmother
  3. 3Boxing - Dower V Koch
  4. 4News in Brief: Perks for Police
  5. 5News in Brief: Crime Doesn’t Pay
  6. 6News in Brief: Carrier Innovation
  7. 7News in Brief: Calisthenics
  8. 8News in Brief: Four-Men Bob
  9. *Perth - Wedding at St Ninian’s
  10. *Rugby - France V Scotland

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 8
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Carrier Landing Suit. DESCRIPTION: To aid pilots landing on aircraft carriers at night, American Navy Batmen now have illuminated bats and suits. SHOTLIST: CU naval man wearing new suit in daylight. CU the same shot at night showing the edges completely illuminated. A plane landing on the deck overshoots and tumbles into the sea.
Keywords
Safety devices; Navy; Military
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
62614
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
41
Story extras:
Film clip

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