Battle Air Lift Speed-Up

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1109A
Date Released
7 Sep 1950
Date submitted
6 Sep 1950
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Battle/Air Lift Speed-Up. DESCRIPTION: The American Air Force has been trying out a revolutionary type of air transport; seen at Maryland, the aircraft has a detachable body - at the push of a button, it’s separated from the machine and can then be used as a trailer truck. SHOTLIST: KS. Air transport into camera. Air troop transport in flight. SCU fuselage. Fuselage comes away from rest of plane, same operating. MS plane detached from fuselage. Fairchild XC-120 Pack plane.
Keywords
Aviation
Locations
Maryland
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
54278
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
62
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Battle Air Lift Speed-Up', British Movietone News Issue No. 1109A, 7 Sep 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16645 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)