Thor Missile Here

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1529A
Date Released
25 Sep 1958
Date submitted
20 Sep 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Thor Missile Here. DESCRIPTION: From America, came new equipment for the Royal Air Force. The first of the Thor intermediate range ballistic missiles, arrived by lorry at a Bomber Command station near Feltwell in Norfolk. Sixty-five feet long and eight feet in diameter, Thor has a range of fifteen hundred miles, and can deliver an H-bomb. SHOTLIST: MS lorry and missile on road (key). MS same comes towards cameras. Same. BS same. MS man climbs up to remove cover. LS launching pad. MS same. Closer same. MS missile uncovered on lorry. MS men lean over wall. CU tail of missile.
Keywords
Vehicles; Weapons; Aviation; Military
Locations
England; Norfolk
Card file number
75014
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Length of story (in feet)
63
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Thor Missile Here', British Movietone News Issue No. 1529A, 25 Sep 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22618 (Accessed 17 Jun 2025)