Red Arrows Crash

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2173
Date Released
25 Jan 1971
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Red Arrows Crash
  2. 2Post Office Strike
  3. 3Rough Rally
  4. 4Twister Vehicle
  5. 5Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
  6. 6Miss Golden Girl Contest
  7. 7Australians on Holiday

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Red Arrows Crash. DESCRIPTION: Four pilots of the famous RAF aerobatic team, the Red Arrows, lose their lives in a crash during practice. Two of their Gnat trainers collide while rehearsing the breathtaking roulette manoeuvre. SHOTLIST: CU pan to GV Gnat fighter coming into land at RAF Kemble airfield. LV pan another Gnat plane about to land. GV pan one of the wrecked Gnats in field. SV & CU ditto. LV 3 sections of other wrecked Gnat including jet engine. SV wrecked fuselage. LV wrecked engine & wing. SV wrecked jet engine. CU pan ditto. LV ditto, from Library. GV pan Red Arrows flying in formation. SV pan 2 Red Arrows perform the Roulette trick. Sequence of Red Arrows formation aerobatics.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Displays; Aviation; Stunts; Accidents and disasters; Military
Locations
United Kingdom; Kemble
Card file number
96744
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
104
Story extras:
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