Air Lift

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1552

Date Released

2 Mar 1959

Date submitted

27 Feb 1959

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Air Lift (Yak) 24. DESCRIPTION: More news from Russia: these pictures show a giant helicopter, the Yak Twenty Four, showing off its paces. SHOTLIST: ‘Yak’ hovers above a ship (key). CU pilot. MS ‘Yak’ hovers above camera for re-fuelling. CU re-fuelling. CU pilot. LS trapped truck from helicopter. CU wheel of the truck in the mud. MS helicopter hovers above truck while hook is lowered. CU wheel lifting from the water. MS truck in the air. FS pilot looks on. BS ‘Yak’ transports truck in mid air.

Keywords

Vehicles; Environment; Aviation

Locations

Russia

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

76511

Credits:

Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner

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