Tactic Flight

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2229
Date Released
21 Feb 1972
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Tactic Flight
  2. 2Children’s Painting
  3. 3Dragster Attempt
  4. 4Movie Museum
  5. 5Bunny Wedding

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tactic Flight. DESCRIPTION: French helicopter pilots are taught to recognise nearly every type of Army Tank there is. They are taught in an army school and mock battlefield. Training continues in the field where conditions are made as real as possible. Tank destroying rockets are fired at enemy tanks. SHOTLIST: MS 2 helicopters hovering. MLS soldiers running through undergrowth. MS troops board helicopter. MS helicopter takes off. BV interior helicopter crew. LS truck running across open country. BV 2 men with binoculars sitting at model trainer. MS rack of model tanks & trucks. CU pan along row of model tanks. CU model missile launcher. MS row of people with binoculars at model trainer. LS truck running across training board. LS towards 2 helicopters flying. CU interior helicopter controls & view through windscreen. TV helicopter following river flying low. CU interior helicopter controls & view through windscreen. LS helicopter flying low above tree tops. CU crew member looking through viewer. BV ditto & pilot. Ground to air helicopter hovering, fires rocket. LS rocket. View through helicopter windscreen as it dives to attack tank. CU tank explodes. CU hands on rocket release button. Zoom into tank as rocket is fired, explodes at 106’. CU rocket release operated in helicopter battle sequence. LS helicopter flying over tree tops.
Keywords
Aviation; Military
Locations
France
Footage sources
France
Card file number
97847
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
137
Story extras:
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