News in Brief: Helicopter Scoop

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1339

Date Released

31 Jan 1955

Date submitted

25 Jan 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Kenya - Loyal Tribesmen Rewarded
2. 2Canada - The St Lawrence Project
3. 3News in Brief: Rally Prize Giving
4. 4News in Brief: Atom Sub Dives
5. 5News in Brief: Big Blast
6. 6News in Brief: Helicopter Scoop
7. 7News in Brief: A Carnival Prepares
8. 8Boxing - Alex Buxton Beaten
9. 9The Shetland’s - Viking Ritual

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 9

Section Title

News in Brief

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Helicopter Scoop. DESCRIPTION: At Gosport - the demonstration of a new device for saving life at sea - the helicopter scoop. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the helicopter scoop being attached to the helicopter. Girl laying the scoop. MLS of a man swinging about underneath a helicopter. Man in water. Man being picked up in the water by scoop net. MCU of the scoop net picking man up. Man being lifted up in the air in the scoop net.

Keywords

Safety devices

Locations

Gosport

Card file number

62734

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Samuelson

Length of story (in feet)

86

Story extras:

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