Thunderbird on Target

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1487A

Date Released

5 Dec 1957

Date submitted

2 Dec 1957

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Thunderbird on Target
2. 2Ike’s Outing
3. 3Two-Way Church
4. 4Last Curtain
5. 5Market Day
6. 6An Unidentified Object
7. 7Taverners’ Ball

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: English Thunderbird Rocket. DESCRIPTION: In production for both the Army and the Royal Air Force, and is one of the most effective weapon systems in our current pattern of defence. Above the guided weapons range at Woomera, the Thunderbird casts off its Booster Motors before continuing a trial flight to intercept a target. Going in search of it’s quarry, a Jindivik target plane, which flies at about 500 miles an hour. SHOTLIST: GS rocket on launcher. GS rocket launched, then boosters fall away. GS rocket in flight. GS Jindivik target aircraft. Shots of rocket & target plane colliding, shots of impact and wreckage falling.

Keywords

Weapons; Aviation; Explosions; Military

Locations

Australia; Woomera

Footage sources

Central Office of Information

Card file number

72265

Credits:

Commentator

Jeffrey K. Shearley

Length of story (in feet)

80

Story extras:

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