A New Kind of Bikini

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1326
Date Released
1 Nov 1954
Date submitted
27 Oct 1954
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bikini Fire Fighting. DESCRIPTION: A portable raft, known as Bikini forms the basis of a new fire-fighting technique to supplement water supply in the event of emergency. The raft is loaded with three pumps capable of producing a total output of 1,000 gallons. SHOTLIST: CU of the Bikini being inflated. Lowered into the water. Pumps being loaded. GV of three firemen on the raft, which is being propelled along by a jet of water from one of the pumps. GV of the portable reservoir. Pipes being unloaded from a lorry. GV of firemen with hoses.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Leeds.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Emergency services
Locations
Surrey; Dorking
Card file number
62119
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Terry O’Brien
Length of story (in feet)
68
Story extras:
Film clip

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'A New Kind of Bikini', British Movietone News Issue No. 1326, 1 Nov 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19633 (Accessed 15 Nov 2025)