Parachute Practice

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1136
Date Released
12 Mar 1951
Date submitted
8 Mar 1951
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Parachute Practice. DESCRIPTION: At Watchfield, Berkshire, British paratroopers have been taking part in a demonstration of combined Allied air transport supply. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. CU type & pan to another, parachutist. Parachutists filing along under fuselage onto Hastings plane. Aerial Hastings & C82s in flight formation. Mix - inside plane, men seated waiting before jump. Aerial - air to air men jumping out. Inside plane men jump out. Over camera - men float to ground, mass parachutists. Halifax? flies over, & paratechnician drops out. CU parachutes supporting same. GV same hitting grounds. Contents - jeep & gun. Plane is a Halifax.
Keywords
Vehicles; Displays; Weapons; Aviation; Military
Locations
Berkshire; Watchfield
Footage sources
British Paramount
Card file number
55142
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
126
Story extras:
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'Parachute Practice', British Movietone News Issue No. 1136, 12 Mar 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17010 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)