Giant Helicopter

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1286
Date Released
25 Jan 1954
Date submitted
21 Jan 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Giant Helicopter. DESCRIPTION: At the Sikorsky Aircraft field in Connecticut, a new American helicopter, the XHR 2 S, shows what a load it can carry - twenty-six fully equipped men, ready to give battle. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Helicopter with propellers twisting. LS of helicopter the XHR 2 S of airfield. Two squads of soldiers (26) march into helicopter. CU jeep that is driven into helicopter. CU blades of plane rotating. Helicopter takes off over camera and hovers in air.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Aviation; Military
Locations
Bridgeport; Connecticut
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
60387
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
59
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Giant Helicopter', British Movietone News Issue No. 1286, 25 Jan 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19004 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)