The Caribou

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1589

Date Released

16 Nov 1959

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Miss World
2. 2Fog - Bound
3. 3The Caribou
4. 4Oil Tanker Ablaze
5. 5Britannia Ball

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Caribou. DESCRIPTION: Seen at Hatfield, the Caribou is described by its makers, De Havilland Aircraft of Canada, as the 3 ton truck of the air. It’s a very handy flying transport, which can comfortably accommodate over three tons of cargo. And it is useful, too, as a troop transport, able to take as many as thirty-two men on board. SHOTLIST: Pan - plane taxiing. CU emblem Caribou. MS tailplane. CU fuselage. Pan - military vehicles. LS vehicles entering fuselage. Pan troops running. CU troops enter fuselage. Pan plane taking off. Plane airborne. Aerial same.

Keywords

Aviation; Military

Locations

England

Card file number

78606

Credits:

Camera

David W. Samuelson

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

74

Story extras:

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