Marines Have Landed

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1511A
Date Released
22 May 1958
Date submitted
19 May 1958
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1De Gaulle Speaks
  2. 2A Viking Funeral
  3. 3Stars at the Fair
  4. 4Nixon Goes Home
  5. 5Marines Have Landed
  6. 6Monaco Grand Prix
  7. 7The Derby Trailer

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Exercise ‘Run Aground’. DESCRIPTION: An assault by Royal Marines in helicopters was a dramatic item in Exercise Run Aground. This four-day demonstration, near Portsmouth, was designed to show Staff College students modern methods of amphibious methods: new types of landing vessels and the water-proofing of vehicles. SHOTLIST: LS helicopter comes into land. Closer same. MS Marines step from hovering helicopter which then rises in the air. LS Marines drop. Amphibious craft land. Diff. angle same. LS Marines run from craft. Closer same. MS same. Front shot jeep lands from craft. Another same. MS new type of landing vessel lands. Troops depart from another same. Tank leaves landing craft. Smaller landing craft lands. Pan jeep moves into water. MS tank moves into water. Jeep and gun on move. MS Marines take position. Marines run past camera. Flags flutter in breeze.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Weapons; Aviation; Navy; Military
Locations
Portsmouth; England
Card file number
73829
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Michael Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
98
Story extras:
Film clip

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