Scorpion Tank Demonstration

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2516

Date Released

21 Aug 1977

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Queen’s Jubilee Visit
2. 2Scorpion Tank Demonstration
3. 3Baby Elephant
4. 4Battle of Flowers
5. *The Dublin Horse Show

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Scorpion Tank Demonstration. DESCRIPTION: Britain’s range of Scorpion Tanks go through their paces on Salisbury Plain. SHOTLIST: LS various Scorpion tanks. MS pan tank. MS Samaritan tank. MS Scimitar. MS Scorpion. MS crowd. MS Striker. MS Striker gun. LS various tanks firing. MS Striker fires missile - 2 shots. MS tanks along roadside.

Local distribution only

Not shown in the Republic of Ireland.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Weapons; Military

Locations

Wiltshire; Salisbury Plain

Card file number

77/122

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Camera

Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

168

Story extras:

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