Manoeuvres in a Snow Setting

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1083
Date Released
6 Mar 1950
Date submitted
2 Mar 1950
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Manoeuvres in a Snowy Setting. DESCRIPTION: In Alaska, combined American and Canadian forces have recently been on manoeuvres known as Exercise Sweetbriar. The idea is to test the efficiency of men and equipment in temperatures sometimes as cold as fifty below zero. SHOTLIST: KS. Elevated GV of mountains. Various shots of tracked vehicles across snowy ways, towing sledges etc. Make their way through snowy forests. US jet fighters take off. Planes fly over camera in formation strafing ground. Cut-in AA gun firing. Dakotas fly over head & paratroopers dropping to earth.
Keywords
Weather; Military
Locations
Alaska; Yukon Mountains
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
53323
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Manoeuvres in a Snow Setting', British Movietone News Issue No. 1083, 6 Mar 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16244 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)