Fire-Power of the Forces

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1723

Date Released

11 Jun 1962

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Fire-Power of the Forces. DESCRIPTION: At Larkhill, on Salisbury Plain, the quiet of a Summer’s afternoon was shattered by a joint Services demonstration. Highlight of it was a para-drop. The demonstration was a convincing display of Britain’s ability to fend for herself in an emergency. SHOTLIST: A joint services demonstration. Shots of a Victor from Bomber Command followed by a Vulcan a Buccaneer from the Fleet Air Arm and an RAF Lightning. Shots of the Tank Corp in action, anti-tank rockets. The highlight of the afternoon was a parachute drop. Scenes. GV tanks. (4 shots) soldiers. GV jet. GV another. GV another. GV ditto. (3 shots) tanks firing. (2 shots) plane blows up tank. MS same. (2 shots) same. MS pan helicopter fires to tank. (3 shots) men jump from planes. (2 shots) paratroops. MS man lands. MS fighting. (2 shots) helicopters. (2 shots) men out of helicopters. MS soldiers. MS men out of helicopters. (2 shots) man fires at tank. GV pan fighting.

Keywords

Displays; Aviation; Navy; Military

Locations

Wiltshire; Salisbury Plain; Larkhill

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

82576A

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

225

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