Grand Slam

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1408
Date Released
28 May 1956
Date submitted
24 May 1956
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Chelsea Flower Show
  2. 2A Problem for Pups
  3. 3Grand Slam
  4. 4How Not to Do It
  5. 5Holiday Jewellery
  6. 6On Parade
  7. 7On Parade
  8. 8On Parade
  9. 9Record Breaker
  10. 10The Iceberg Marries

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 10
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Grand Slam. DESCRIPTION: At a Florida proving ground, a target plane, pretending to be a hostile aircraft, gets the public enemy treatment. The missiles fired from a Scorpion jet comprise a Grand Slam of one hundred and four powered rockets. SHOTLIST: GV of target plane. Missile fired from jet interceptor. GV target disintegrating. Falling debris hits water. Demonstration held at a Florida proving ground.
Keywords
Weapons; Aviation; Military
Locations
United States of America; Florida
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
67063
Credits:
Commentator
David Lewis Jacobs
Length of story (in feet)
51
Story extras:
Film clip

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