USA - Exercise Flashburn

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1300A
Date Released
6 May 1954
Date submitted
May 1954
Date submitted
3 May 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Usa - Exercise Flashburn. DESCRIPTION: American Army units just held big manoeuvres at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, a feature of the exercise was that, theoretically, weapons with atomic war heads were being used. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Troops out of landing craft. Shots of troops landing. Artillery with Atomic warheads. Various paratroop droops, masses of same floating to earth, very good. Squadrons (dozens) of helicopters approach, land & infantry alight, run across ground, through smoke screen etc.
Keywords
Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Military; Nuclear energy
Locations
North Carolina; Fort Bragg
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
60921
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
Film clip

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'USA - Exercise Flashburn', British Movietone News Issue No. 1300A, 6 May 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19199 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)