News in Brief: Victor B2

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1554A
Date Released
19 Mar 1959
Date submitted
13 Mar 1959
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The 50th State
  2. 2Eoka Give Up Arms
  3. 3News in Brief: Victor B2
  4. 4News in Brief: Built in Canada
  5. 5News in Brief: Another Protest
  6. 6London Fire
  7. 7Replay - Luton V Norwich
  8. 8The Greatest ‘Chase
  9. *Wales V Ireland

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 8
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News in Brief: Victor B2. DESCRIPTION: The latest version of the Handley Page Victor, the B2, looks (to the layman’s eye) just like its predecessor. But the B2’s even more powerful, it is rocket-assisted and has a much shorter take off run. SHOTLIST: GV Victor B2 Bomber. CU B2 being towered from hangar. BS showing tail section. BS Victor B2. Slip pan LS to CU pan B1 takes off. Slip pan LS to CU pan B2 takes off (showing shorter take-off run).
Keywords
Aviation
Locations
England
Card file number
76710
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
149
Story extras:
Film clip

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