Red Arrows Crash

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2173

Date Released

25 Jan 1971

Stories in this Issue:

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

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