Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Aviation - Life Boat from the Air
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 9
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lifeboat From the Air. DESCRIPTION: Tests off Long Island of a lifeboat dropped by parachute. SHOTLIST: KS Flying Fortress B29 takes off. In flight. GV of lifeboat dropping from plane, same descending towards sea. Drops into sea. Shots of same on water. Airman in raft, paddles to larger raft. Shots of lifeboat under way.
- Keywords
- Ships and boats; Safety devices
- Locations
- Long Island
- Footage sources
- United States of America
- Card file number
- 50658
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Length of story (in feet)
- 62
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How to cite this record
'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Aviation - Life Boat from the Air', British Movietone News Issue No. 1003, 23 Aug 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15271 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)