Planning for Safety

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1468

Date Released

22 Jul 1957

Date Other

Jul 1957

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Latest Type of Life Boat. DESCRIPTION: On board the liner Sylvania, is shown the latest type of inflatable life-raft. American jet pilots are given special training in escaping from their cockpits under water. A motor cycle flotilla introduces a new approach to the Cop on the Beat. A road patrol has been blazing the trail to Moscow, preparing the way for British tourists. A training ground has been opened in Frankfurt, so that motorists can brush up their road safety. SHOTLIST: New types of inflatable rubber dinghy being tested aboard ship, and in water. ENGLISH TOURISTS IN USSR - CARD 71277 An AA van drives through Moscow streets. The van from the AA organisation is there to test out the streets for british car tourists.

Keywords

Organisations; Ships and boats; Vehicles; Aviation; Safety devices; Police; Road transport; Navy; Military

Locations

United States of America; England; Moscow; Frankfurt am Main

Footage sources

United States of America
Germany
Pathe

Card file number

71245

Credits:

Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner
Camera: James Humphries
Camera: Len Waldorf

Length of story (in feet)

192

Story extras:

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