Bale Out

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1318
Date Released
6 Sep 1954
Date submitted
31 Aug 1954
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
10 / 10
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bale Out. DESCRIPTION: Using a dummy called Charlie, the Martin-Baker Ejection Seat is demonstrated. Designed for use in high speed jet fighters, it was tested successfully from only 100 feet. SHOTLIST: Shots of dummy being put into jet aircraft to test the Martin-Baker Ejector Seat. Plane flying. Ejector seat out of aircraft and floats to earth. Slow motion shot of same scenes. SCU dummy after landing.
Keywords
Aviation; Safety devices
Locations
Oxford; Chadgrove
Card file number
61725
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Bale Out', British Movietone News Issue No. 1318, 6 Sep 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19503 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)