By Rocket to Safety
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 6 / 6
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ark Royal Ejector Seat Test. DESCRIPTION: From the flight deck of the Ark Royal - a new rescue technique is demonstrated. Rocket assisted ejector seats, to save the lives of pilots whose planes plunge into the sea on take off. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the ejector seat trials taken on board the Ark Royal in the English Channel. This demonstration shows how lives can be saved in an emergency.
- Keywords
- Aviation; Safety devices; Navy; Military
- Locations
- English Channel
- Footage sources
- Central Office of Information
- Card file number
- 89187A
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 87
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