Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Parachute Test from Low Altitude

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
674
Date Released
4 May 1942
Date submitted
30 Apr 1942
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Parachute Tested at Nassau Airport. DESCRIPTION: Testing of a new parachute in America, which is said to open quicker. SHOTLIST: This is the latest in parachutes. It is claimed to have quick opening results owning to the cone funnelling air into the canopy. The inventor. CA Volf assists George Waltz, in putting on his gear for the first public test. The parachute is designed to permit bale-outs from only 75ft. Shots of the actual jump with the parachute opening and this demonstrates that it comes down slower than the regular parachute.
Keywords
Aviation; Science and technology; Military; Inventions and discoveries
Footage sources
Pathe
Rota
Card file number
42241
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
42
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Parachute Test from Low Altitude', British Movietone News Issue No. 674, 4 May 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12244 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)