Afloat in the Arctic

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1598A

Date Released

21 Jan 1960

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Afloat in the Arctic. DESCRIPTION: Ice Floe Charlie is an Air Force weather station on an iceberg, and preparations to abandon it were being made. The island of ice was breaking up. Landing at night, an American aircraft arrived to help in the evacuation, the loading of scientific equipment. Ice Floe Charlie, at this time, was located over 400 miles north of Point Barrow, the most northerly point of Alaska. SHOTLIST: MS tent. GV base. Pan - man examining ice with torch. GV mess hall. MS group of men talking. MS same. MS group of men talking. MS same. LS aircraft arriving. Pan - bulldozer at work. GV men unloading aircraft. LS same. MS same. TS same. TS same. LS same.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Weather; Environment; Aviation; Science and technology; Military

Locations

Arctic

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

79110

Credits:

Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner

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