Missile Research

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1462A
Date Released
13 Jun 1957
Date submitted
11 Jun 1957
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Missile Research. DESCRIPTION: In recent years a tremendous advance has been made in the development of guided missiles. And today there’s quite a variety to prove it. The Falcon guided rocket is a neat little air to air weapon that tracks down its quarry and scores a bull’s eye every time. SHOTLIST: Material from 1919 of an early attempt at a rocket. Shots of a rocket being attached to a plane which is on a railway track. Man starts up the plane. Plane along the railway track and collapses. Further experiments - Plane/rocket along track and takes off. Flying in the air. Air to air shots. Modern material - CU rocket. CU rocket taking off. Falcon guided missiles being loaded onto a plane. Plane in flight. Fires rocket at plane and scores a direct hit. Plane in flames.
Keywords
Weapons
Locations
United States of America
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
70944
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
69
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Missile Research', British Movietone News Issue No. 1462A, 13 Jun 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21744 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)