Rocket Pioneer

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1495
Date Released
27 Jan 1958
Date submitted
21 Jan 1958
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Big London Fire
  2. 2Rocket Pioneer
  3. 3Monorail
  4. 4Monte Carlo Rally
  5. 5Trapped by Radar
  6. 6How to Survive
  7. 7Spring on the Way
  8. 8Zeta

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rocket Pioneering. DESCRIPTION: A scientific experiment of thirty years ago, a rocket propelled vehicle was the brain-child of Herr Valier, a German inventor. SHOTLIST: Shots of the rocket being brought out and put on the rails. Shots of power rockets being put into position. Shots of rocket starting. GS rocket gaining speed and racing along, with smoke coming out of tail.
Keywords
Vehicles; Science and technology; Inventions and discoveries
Locations
Germany; Harz Mountains
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
72642
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
47
Story extras:
Film clip

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