Down on the Deck

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1758

Date Released

11 Feb 1963

Date submitted

6 Feb 1963

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Trouble in the Pipes
2. 2The Sport of Stones
3. 3Down on the Deck
4. 4The Cream at Cruft’s
5. 5That Elusive Four Hundred

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Down on the Deck. DESCRIPTION: At the Royal Aircraft Establishment - Bedford they’ve rigged up an ingenious platform, coated with anti-skid paint, which effectively reproduces the rock n’roll of a ship in heavy seas. Anyway they’ve proved that a helicopter fitted with special undercarriage and anti-skid tyres can land safely in the considerable roll of 15 degrees either way. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV helicopter landing on platform. MS same. CU same - helicopter rocking, structure of rocking machine (4 shots). CU helicopter takes off. GV same - helicopter flies away. CU rocking machine. CU helicopter in the air. CU helicopter lands on platform. GV same. (This demonstration was given at the Royal Aircraft Establishment in Bedford.)

Keywords

Displays; Aviation; Military

Locations

Bedford

Card file number

86008

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

84

Story extras:

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