Defence - The Big Dilemma

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1916

Date Released

21 Feb 1966

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Defence - The Big Dilemma
2. 2From Jarrow to Jets
3. 3Bitter Sweet Days for Beatrix
4. 4Harry by Gas Light
5. 5Nothing to Lose But Their Chains

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Defence - the Big Dilemma. DESCRIPTION: The controversy in Defence circles poses a number of vital questions. Should Britain scrap her aircraft carriers in favour of land based aircraft? Is the F One Eleven, American Swing Wing Bomber, the right plane for the purpose or should Whitehall go for a Rolls Royce powered Mirage Fighter offered by France? Movietone looks into this dilemma which is behind the White Paper on defence. SHOTLIST: Air to sea aircraft carrier (HMS Hermes). Air to sea ditto. Air to air American F One 11 in flight. Air to air LA pan F111 in flight. Air to air LA pan ditto. MS Mirage III taxiing. MCU ditto. Pan Mirage III flies across the airfield. Air to air Mirage III in flight with another. Air to air ditto. Air to air five Mirage III’s in flight. Air to sea aircraft carrier steaming along (HMS Eagle). Air to sea flight deck of carrier (HMS Eagle). MS radar operators at work in the radar room of HMS Eagle. MS ditto. CU operator’s hand on radar control pan to face. LA radar mast turning. MS two radar operators at work. CU captain of HMS Eagle looks through his binoculars. MS ditto. MS helicopter landing on HMS Eagle. MS propeller aircraft landing on HMS Eagle (Gannet Aircraft). Pan another ditto. MLS propeller aircraft on flight deck. MLS propeller aircraft takes off from Eagle. Pan another ditto. Pan Jet Buccaneer takes off from Eagle. Air to sea HMS Eagle steams over the sea.

Keywords

Politics and government; Aviation; Navy; Military

Locations

France; United States of America; United Kingdom

Footage sources

United States of America
Library

Card file number

90800

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

246

Story extras:

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