Black Knight Fired

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1528A
Date Released
18 Sep 1958
Date Other
Sep 1958
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Goodwood TT
  2. 2America’s Cup
  3. 3News from France: Assassination Attempt
  4. 4News from France: De Gaulle Meets Adenauer
  5. 5News from France: Medal for Monty
  6. 6Black Knight Fired

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Black Knight Fired. DESCRIPTION: On the Woomera Range in Australia, Black Knight, the British ballistic rocket, was fired into space. Slow motion cameras show the perfect take-off. This first test proved successful in every respect. SHOTLIST: LS rocket. MS rocket. MS same fired. LS same. MS rocket fired. LS rocket takes off.
Keywords
Aviation; Science and technology; Space; Newsreels
Locations
Australia
Footage sources
Central Office of Information
Card file number
74962
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
60
Story extras:
Film clip

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