Missile Research

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1462A

Date Released

13 Jun 1957

Date submitted

11 Jun 1957

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1White City Games
2. 2Jubilee Tt Races
3. 3News from Abroad: Paris Art Show
4. 4News from Abroad: Yacht for a Princess
5. 5News from Abroad: Invitation to a Dinner
6. 6Missile Research
7. 7Canoe Adventure
8. 8Festival of Youth
9. 9Time for a Cuppa

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Missile Research. DESCRIPTION: In recent years a tremendous advance has been made in the development of guided missiles. And today there’s quite a variety to prove it. The Falcon guided rocket is a neat little air to air weapon that tracks down its quarry and scores a bull’s eye every time. SHOTLIST: Material from 1919 of an early attempt at a rocket. Shots of a rocket being attached to a plane which is on a railway track. Man starts up the plane. Plane along the railway track and collapses. Further experiments - Plane/rocket along track and takes off. Flying in the air. Air to air shots. Modern material - CU rocket. CU rocket taking off. Falcon guided missiles being loaded onto a plane. Plane in flight. Fires rocket at plane and scores a direct hit. Plane in flames.

Keywords

Weapons

Locations

United States of America

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

70944

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

69

Story extras:

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