Air Attack - Practice and Actual

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1136A
Date Released
15 Mar 1951
Date submitted
10 Mar 1951
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Air Attack - Practice & Actual. DESCRIPTION: Toronto was recently the target of a mock air attack by the Royal Canadian Air Force. From Korea, United Nations jet planes seek out and strafe Communist installations. Ground troops in Korea have met another enemy - and that is mud. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Airmen being briefed. Exterior - radar equipment in action - SCU & CU. Several shots control & plotting room in action. Fighter pilots run across aerodrome to planes. Fighter planes take off, various shots - pans. Over camera, various formations of fighter planes & peeling off. Various shots of dog fights in progress. Shots of ack-ack going into action. Formation planes flyover with skyline of Toronto. Slip Korea - Panther planes take off from metal airstrip. Aerial, blown-up of Panthers strafing & dropping jelly-bombs. Various aerials of explosions. Ground shots US Marines advance, mechanised over very muddy ground. Various shots of lorries, jeeps passing through mud, with the hubs sinking into same. Two marines on truck holding puppies. Ground marching out of camera over muddy countryside.
Keywords
Vehicles; Environment; Aviation; Science and technology; War damage; Military
Locations
Toronto; Korea
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
55152
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
194
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Air Attack - Practice and Actual', British Movietone News Issue No. 1136A, 15 Mar 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17019 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)