Tree-Top Deterrent

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1810

Date Released

10 Feb 1964

Date submitted

4 Feb 1964

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Tribute to Valentina
2. 2Tree-Top Deterrent
3. 3You Can’t Lick ‘Em
4. 4Chunnel
5. 5Hydraulics to the Rescue

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tree-Top Deterrent. DESCRIPTION: Blue Steel is the stand-off bomb now being carried by Britain’s V Bombers, it’s the mainstay of our defence network. Our pictures show a demonstration at RAF Wittering, in Northamptonshire. Mr Hugh Fraser Secretary of State for Air has described bomber command as the Keystone in Britain’s Defence. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV (interior hangar) line of Blue Steel bombs. GV Blue Steel bomb tested. CU engine of same. GV line of Vulcan bombers. GV Victor II on runway. MS Blue Steel bomb pushed out to Victor II. CU nose of same. MCU Blue Steel pushed under plane. MS same. LAS Victor II. GV same takes off. MCU Mr Hugh Fraser (Secretary of State for Air) watching. LAS pan camouflaged Victor II flypast. GV aerial same in flight. Aerial 2 Victor bombers in flight. Aerial one of them. Aerial 2 of them in flight. Aerial same.

Keywords

Politics and government; Displays; Weapons; Aviation; Military

Locations

Northamptonshire; Wittering

Card file number

87877

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Mark McDonald

Length of story (in feet)

146

Story extras:

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