'Ware Ice!

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1470
Date Released
5 Aug 1957
Date Other
Jul 1957
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Jubilee Jamboree
  2. 2Battle of Flowers
  3. 3Canoe Capers
  4. 4'Ware Ice!
  5. 5Floods in Japan
  6. 6Lollo’s Bambino
  7. 7New Flyweight Champ

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Iceberg Patrol. DESCRIPTION: The North Atlantic ice patrol nowadays includes aircraft, of-course. And, escaping from a New York heat-wave, one of our cameramen flew with a spotter plane over the ships of the patrol. The giant blocks had broken away from a glacier and offered an amazing spectacle of fantastic shapes. SHOTLIST: In North Atlantic iceberg patrols play a great part for the safety of shipping. Cameramen fly with spotter planes. Ships on patrol in iceberg region. Various shots of ice flows and icebergs. Scenic.
Keywords
Mass media; Environment; Aviation; Scenery and travel
Locations
Atlantic Ocean
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
71337
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
63
Story extras:
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