News in Brief: Helicopter Scoop

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1339
Date Released
31 Jan 1955
Date submitted
25 Jan 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 9
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Helicopter Scoop. DESCRIPTION: At Gosport - the demonstration of a new device for saving life at sea - the helicopter scoop. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the helicopter scoop being attached to the helicopter. Girl laying the scoop. MLS of a man swinging about underneath a helicopter. Man in water. Man being picked up in the water by scoop net. MCU of the scoop net picking man up. Man being lifted up in the air in the scoop net.
Keywords
Safety devices
Locations
Gosport
Card file number
62734
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
86
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News in Brief: Helicopter Scoop', British Movietone News Issue No. 1339, 31 Jan 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19819 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)