United States News: Sky Rocket

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1154
Date Released
16 Jul 1951
Date submitted
9 Jul 1951
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 9
Section Title
United States News
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: United States News - Sky Rocket. DESCRIPTION: Fitted into the bomb-bay of a B29, a Douglas Sky-Rocket is taken up over California for a crack at new speed and altitude records. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS Rocket being loaded into bomb-bay of plane (mother plane). Air to air shots of plane in flight. Rocket plane drops from mother plane. Shots of rocket plane in flight.
Keywords
Aviation; Science and technology; Speed records; Military
Locations
California
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
55762
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
41
Story extras:

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How to cite this record

'United States News: Sky Rocket', British Movietone News Issue No. 1154, 16 Jul 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17250 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)