Learning on ScreenThe Red Arrows
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- British Movietone News
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- 1 / 1
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: 10th Anniversary of Red Arrows. DESCRIPTION: A tribute on the 10th Anniversary of their formation to the Premier flying acrobatic Squadron in the worldMovietone also looks back over forty years to the Hendon Flying Displays and at formation flying fore-runners of the Red Arrows. SHOTLIST: Pilot’s view Red Arrows come in to land and touch down. Various shots Red Arrows landing. GV pan Hawker Harts taking off at Hendon Air Display 1931. SV Hawker Harts stunting low over airfield. GV ground to air Harts flying in formation. GV pan Hawker Furies taking off tied together with elastic - Hendon 1933. 3 shots Furies zooming past camera. GV ground to air Furies forming smoke patterns in sky. SV pan RAF Meteors taking off 1950. Ground to air Meteors in formation. Air to air pilot’s view behind planes. Ground to air Meteors flypast in formation. CU pilots view from cockpit (looping) Meteor. GV towards and pan RAF Black Arrows taking off 1959. GV pan Black Arrows fly past in formation. Air to air Black Arrows in formation. GV ground to air Black Arrows in bomb burst. Air to air RAF Lightnings in formation 1963. SV ditto. CU ditto. BV air to air Lightnings in formation. GV RAF Red Arrows lined up for take off 1975. SV cockpit and controls. CU pan from seat to controls. LV Red Arrows lined up with mechanics helping pilots into cockpits. BV tail fins and rear jets. SV painted British flag on fin, pan down to jet engine. GV mechanics close cockpit. CU pulling away from wheel. GV planes taxiing round for take off. SV plane revving up - rear jet. CU plane revving up zoom back to GV planes lined up for take-off. CU pilots in cockpit as plane revs up (3 shots). SV pan to BV as Red Arrows start take off. SV pan ditto. SV towards as Red Arrows take off in formation. SV ground to air Red Arrows in formation. Air to air ditto. GV from air Blackpool beach and tower. Closer air shot ditto. Ground to air Red Arrows fly past in formation - Super Concorde. GV air to air Red Arrows in formation (Super Concorde) fly over Blackpool beach and tower. Air to air pilot’s view sun into lens. GV air to air Red Arrows zoom skywards over Blackpool beach. Air to air pilot’s view and smoke trails. Ground to air Red Arrows fly past in formation. Ground to air as they zoom skywards. Air to air as Red Arrows turn a complete circle round. GV ground to air smoke trails formation. Air to air pilot’s view looping. GV ground to air as formation breaks up into single zooms. Pilot’s view zooming low over airfield. GV 2 planes fly past each other low over airfield. SV pan 2 more fly past each other at speed. Air to air pilot’s view plane turning. GV 2 more planes past each other at speed. Air to air pilot’s view. LV 2 planes past each other zoom skywards. CU pan plane past at speed. Air to air pilot’s view. SV pan 2 planes past each other low over airfield. GV Red Arrows with smoke trails in formation zoom skywards. Air to air pilot’s view planes in formation. SV pan ground to air Red Arrows past in formation. GV pan Red Arrows fly past smoke trails in various colours.
- Keywords
- Commemorations; Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Displays; Aviation; Celebrations and festivals; Stunts; Military
- Locations
- Blackpool
- Footage sources
- Library
Movietone
- Card file number
- 75/271
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leonard Martin
- Length of story (in feet)
- 666
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