Egyptian Destroyer Surrenders

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1431

Date Released

5 Nov 1956

Date submitted

2 Nov 1956

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Britain Intervenes
2. 2Egyptian Destroyer Surrenders
3. 3Anti-Red Riots in Rome
4. 4Premium Bond No 1
5. 5Aftermath in Budapest
6. *The Queen Mother in Newcastle

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Egyptian Destroyer. DESCRIPTION: The Egyptian Destroyer Ibrahim Awal surrendered after a couple of hits from Israeli rocket-firing jet planes. She was towed into Haifa and her crew of about 250 were taken ashore as prisoners. SHOTLIST: LS of the destroyer Ibrahim Awal. Various MCUs of the ship. Shot of the ship being towed in by a tug. Various shots on board the ship. Various shots of crew of the ship. Shot of troops. Crew on ship leaving the ship.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Prisoners of war; Navy; Military

Locations

Haifa; Israel

Footage sources

France

Card file number

68740

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

84

Story extras:

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