Flying Officer Alligator
Series
- Series Name
- Astra Gazette
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 4
- Summary
- Pathe’s Database Entry for this item: "Date : 11/18/57 FLYING OFFICER ALLIGATOR - MASCOT OF 72 SQUADRON (Fenton) MS Officers relaxing on the grass in front of runway. Man runs in with couple of dogs. MS Men seated on ground, one of the Flight Sergeant Fred Pitman has a poodle. Flight Lieutenant Gooding and the collie. MS Another officer writing, he looks up and smiles. MS Flight Lieutenant Wood with a baby alligator seated next to him is Johnny Clegg. They are stroking the alligator. CU Alligator. CU Wood. MS Johnny Clegg stroking the alligator. BCU Siren hooting. MS Company scramble towards their aeroplanes. MS Clegg runs out of picture and Wood plunges the alligator into a bucket. CU Alligator in bucket. MS Alligator looking over top of bucket. MSN Men rush into their aeroplanes. MS Ditto, pan from the nose of one aircraft to show the crew entering. MS Collie dog looking on. CU Alligator looking over the edge of the bucket. MS One of the pilots putting on helmet. MS Dog looking on. CU Pilot giving OK signal. CU Alligator looking over top of bucket. MS Blocks being removed from wheels of aircraft. CU Collie puppy. MS Meteor taxiing on runway. BCU Alligator looking anxious. LS Meteor taking off, pan with it as it flies away. MS Radar instrument revolving. LS Meteor aircraft taking off, pan with it as it takes off. MS Alligator jumps out of bucket. MS Collie looking on. MS Alligator crawling away to the undergrowth. (Eastman Neg.)"
- Keywords
- Aviation; Animals; Military
- Footage sources
- Pathe Colour Pictorial Issue No.151
- Length of story (in feet)
- 236
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