Novel Training for US Navy and Army Men

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1054
Date Released
15 Aug 1949
Date submitted
11 Aug 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Us Navy & Army in Training. DESCRIPTION: American navy men try their accuracy at shooting down midget planes which are fired from a catapult, when hit the midget plane floats to earth on a parachute. SHOTLIST: KS. Dam Neck, Virginia - Small model plane on catapult. Model plane fired. Guns fired at model plane flying overhead. Model suspended on parachute falls to earth. Guns firing (AA). Model in flight puffs of smoke around it, caused by explosion. Model plane crashes into sea. SLIP-PAN. US army officer in training, have tug-of-war with a railway engine, several shots - hundreds of officers pulling against a engine. Men throw hats into the air. Cut-in engines wheels turning in opposite direction to which it is being pulled.
Keywords
Navy; Military
Locations
United States of America
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
52382
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
116
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Novel Training for US Navy and Army Men', British Movietone News Issue No. 1054, 15 Aug 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15884 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)