Flying Samaritans

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1973A

Date Released

30 Mar 1967

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Snowbile
2. 2Flying Samaritans
3. 3On the Beach

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Flying Samaritans. DESCRIPTION: Movietone pays tribute to the Pilots of the Royal Air Force Search and Rescue Helicopters, flying with them on a Mountain Rescue in Snowdonia, and watching the recovery of the victim of a boating accident. Last year, they answered nearly eight hundred calls for help - almost all of them from civilians. SHOTLIST: Key scene. Air to air rescue helicopter flying through mountains in North Wales. Air to air ditto. CU helicopter pilot. Air to air rescue helicopter in flight. MS man looking from helicopter towards ground. Air to air helicopter in flight. MCU man looking from helicopter. LS helicopter lands near scene of climbing accident. MS ditto. LS ditto. MS mountain rescue team get out of helicopter. Air to ground mountain rescue team on way to injured climber. Air to ground ditto. Ground to air helicopter hovering over injured climbers area. Air to ground showing injured climbers on mountain side. Air to air helicopter hovering over climber. GV stretcher lowered from helicopter. LS ditto. Air to ground ditto. MS injured climber on stretcher. MLS ditto. LS stretcher carried towards helicopter. CU helicopter pilot. MS stretcher put into helicopter. MCU ditto. LAS rotor blades turning on helicopter. MCU injured climber on stretcher in helicopter. LS rescue helicopter takes off. Air to ground man in life-raft on sea. MS rescuer lowered from helicopter, air to air ditto. Top shot from helicopter as man approaches life raft. LS rescuer approaches life raft. Top shot from helicopter as rescuer puts harness around man in life raft. MCU one of rescue team in helicopter. Top shot from helicopter as men are winched up. Air to air men winched up into helicopter. Top shot ditto. LAS helicopter hovering overhead. Air to air men winched into helicopter. LAS helicopter hovering overhead as men are winched up. MS men winched into helicopter. MS helicopter pilot. Air to air helicopter returning to base.

Keywords

Sport; Health and medicine; Environment; Aviation; Safety devices; Accidents and disasters; Military

Locations

Wales; Snowdonia

Card file number

92149

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

236

Story extras:

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