Honest John Fired

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1641

Date Released

14 Nov 1960

Date submitted

10 Nov 1960

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Miss World
2. 2Honest John Fired
3. 3Hover Scooter
4. 4After the Battle
5. 5Christmas Rush Starts
6. 6Remembrance

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Honest John Fired. DESCRIPTION: A special demonstration, the first launching of an Honest John in Britain, was given on the Artillery School range, Larkhill. The Honest John is a free flight rocket missile, a divisional support weapon, supplied by the American Army to the British. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV Honest John mounted on firing platform. MCU same. MCU same man working on it. MS men working on it. GV Honest John on firing platform. MS men wiring the rocket nose. CU wheels of truck supported by Jacks. GV Honest John. MLS same. GV same. MS man opens nose of missile. MS nose open, man working on it. MS man adjusting angle of rocket. MS man with firing device. GV same. LS Honest John. MCU man presses firing device. MS to LS Honest John ascending.

Keywords

Vehicles; Weapons; Science and technology; Military

Locations

England

Card file number

81366

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Ken Taylor

Length of story (in feet)

75

Story extras:

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