Air Tension on Soviet Border

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1241A
Date Released
19 Mar 1953
Date submitted
16 Mar 1953
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Korea - Air Battle. DESCRIPTION: Two American airmen explain how the US Thunderjet was shot down by Czech jets and crashed in the American Zone of West Germany. In the skies above Korea, there’s a very different story to be told, where US Air Force gun cameras record the destruction of one MIG after another. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Aerial shots (16 mm blown-up) of American plane being shot up by MIG. Shots of the damaged plane. Aerial of MIG being shot up by American plane & crashing to the ground.
Keywords
Aviation; War damage; Military
Footage sources
United States of America
Germany
Card file number
58723
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
110
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Air Tension on Soviet Border', British Movietone News Issue No. 1241A, 19 Mar 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18438 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)