Polaris on Target

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1625A
Date Released
28 Jul 1960
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Officers of the Future
  2. 2Queen of the Ball
  3. 3Katanga Battle
  4. 4In Memoriam
  5. 5Polaris on Target

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Polaris on Target. DESCRIPTION: The USS George Washington, America’s first nuclear powered missile launching submarine, made history: the first launching of a ballistic missile from a submarine under water. The first Polaris was fired 30 miles off the Florida Coast, and it reached the target area twelve hundred miles away. It took 15 minutes to reach it, and was accurate all the way. Then, number two went up, described by official observers as a little better than the first - and the first was excellent. SHOTLIST: Aerial shot of submarine (George Washington). MCU man at control panel. CU man tapping morse key. CU man at control panel. Sea through anchor port. Submarine submerged. Periscope above water. Rocket fired. Officer checks position. Second rocket fired. Aerial shot submarine.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Weapons; Communications; Science and technology; Navy; Military; Nuclear energy
Locations
United States of America
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
80740
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
131
Story extras:
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