Falcons Parachute Jump

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2238

Date Released

24 Apr 1972

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Falcons Parachute Jump. DESCRIPTION: The RAF Parachute display team, The Falcons, make their first public appearance since two members of the team died in an air crash in Italy. SHOTLIST: MLS Beverly plane waiting on runway at Abingdon. MLS parachute team boarding plane. CU mascot falcon flapping wings. LS pan plane take off. MLS 2 men lighting smoke canister round landing point. LS ground to air plane flying over. MCU interior parachutists waiting to jump. BV Falcons jumping from plane. LS ground to air parachutists coming down with smoke canisters on their ankles. LS parachutist comes down and lands in target area. LS 2 parachutists come down ditto. MS parachutist unstraps harness. LS ground to air plane flying over and parachutist jumps out. BV Falcons jumping from plane. LS Falcons coming down with smoke trails. MS parachutist lands in target area pan to chutes. MS Falcons lined up on ground with falcon mascot in front. MS press photographers. MS Falcons standing by plane, one of them holding up mascot.

Keywords

Displays; Aviation; Military

Locations

Abingdon

Card file number

98064

Credits:

Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

116

Story extras:

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