Operation Flat Earth

Series

Series Name
Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.
450
Date Released
11 Aug 1963
Date recorded
5 Jul 1963
Length of issue (in feet)
681
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
Pathe synopsis: Operation Flat Earth was the title of the army exercise aimed at levelling the wild and rugged Salisbury Plain and makes an airstrip just as fast as tough training makes possible. Speed, frantic speed, called for a massive air-drop of bulldozers, tractors, rollers - every scrap of equipment required. And down came those great, billowing parachutes - an air show of blossom-white silk to speed a fantastic job.
Keywords
Vehicles; Military
Locations
Wiltshire; England; Salisbury Plain
Written sources
Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis
Credits:
Commentator
Richard Norton
Length of story (in feet)
257
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Operation Flat Earth', Colour Pictorial Issue No. 450, 11 Aug 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/121416 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)