Prince Charles Parachute Jump

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2200

Date Released

2 Aug 1971

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Prince Charles Parachute Jump. DESCRIPTION: Prince Charles, insisting on being treated like other RAF cadets, makes his first parachute jump - out of an Andover transport - 1200 feet over the Channel. His verdict - A Great Thrill. SHOTLIST: SV Prince Charles puts on parachute harness, pan Charles helping to fold parachute. Charles makes small practice jump. Exterior Charles shakes hands with RAF officers as he boards plane. Andover plane with Royal Standard. BV plane taxies away. Looking up plane overhead. Charles jumps from plane. CU RAF man looking through glasses. LV Charles lands in sea. SV rescue dinghies pull Charles out of water & it speeds away. BV wash from boat. SV Charles on land takes off Mae West.

Keywords

Royalty; Ships and boats; Aviation; Military

Locations

Dorset; English Channel

Footage sources

Admiralty

Card file number

97365A

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

119

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