Naval Air Service Advance

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1179
Date Released
7 Jan 1952
Date submitted
1 Jan 1952
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Fleet Air Arm Naval Advancement. DESCRIPTION: From the deck of the light Fleet carrier, HMS Perseus are demonstrations of a new type of catapult, which is capable of launching all types of aircraft. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Plane takes off from carrier Perseus. Several shots of pilotless clip-winged planes take off from flight deck, make short flight & fall into sea. Shots of piloted planes take-off from flight deck including large engined plane - slow motion.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Environment; Aviation; Navy; Military; Newsreels
Footage sources
Admiralty
Card file number
56574
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
78
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Naval Air Service Advance', British Movietone News Issue No. 1179, 7 Jan 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17544 (Accessed 02 Mar 2025)