The Bloodhound in Action

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1525A

Date Released

28 Aug 1958

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Channel Swim
2. 2It’s Not Cricket
3. 3Rain, Rain, Go Away
4. 4The Bloodhound in Action
5. 5Down to the Sea
6. 6Seaside Train Crash
7. 7Empire Title Fight
8. *Edinburgh Festival

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 7

Summary

This is a Bristol-Ferranti Bloodhound, a British guided weapon, soon to be in service with the Royal Air Force. The solid fuel booster motors are automatically released, when expended. Two ramjets carry on the good work at supersonic speed, and Bloodhound, right on the scent of its quarry (a remote controlled Meteor) tracks it down: whatever evasive action is taken.

Keywords

Weapons; Aviation; Military

Footage sources

Central Office of Information

Card file number

74778

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

74

Story extras:

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