Coastal Command

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2113A
Date Released
4 Dec 1969
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Churchill Statue
  2. 2Coastal Command
  3. 3Animal World
  4. 4Variety Fashion

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Coastal Command. DESCRIPTION: After thirty years as guardian of the seas from the skies, Royal Air Force Coastal Command is disbanded and merged with Strike Command. Coastal Command’s last C in C inspects the Amalgamation Parade at St Mawgan and we recall how the aerial Submarine hunters of the last war protected Britain’s vital lifelines with the World. SHOTLIST: Shot of runway from plane taking off. MS zoom in propellers. G to A coast. CU engines. MS plane flying low over sea. AS rockets being fired at submarine. LAS plane. AS rockets. MS plane flies low over sea. AS rockets fired at ship - library material. 2 shots flag bearers. MS Air Marshal Sir John Copsley. GV Amalgamation parade. MS pan Sir John. CU line up of troops. LS Sir John inspects ditto. G to A squadron of Shackletons fly over pan down to helicopter. G to A helicopter. MCU zoom out war veteran John Cruickshank with Sir John. Library aerial shots. Submarine, sea submarine explodes. MCU LAS John Cruickshank. MS Shackleton. LAS pan up along belly of ditto. LAS nose of Shackleton pan to Hawker Siddeley Nimrod in background. 3 LAS of Nimrod. G to A pan Nimrod in flight.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Weapons; Aviation; Explosions; Ceremonies; Navy; Military
Locations
Cornwall; United Kingdom; St Mawgan
Card file number
95423
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
230
Story extras:
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