Missile for NATO?

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1668
Date Released
22 May 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Missiles for NATO. DESCRIPTION: The English Electric Blue Water guided missile is a bombardment weapon of great mobility and accuracy. It could be adopted by NATO as a replacement for the American Corporal missile. Making its first public appearance at Larkhill, the surface-to-surface missile was demonstrated up to the moment of firing, which is carried out some 50 yards away. This take-off was filmed on another site. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS missile. MS missile on lorry (English Electric Bluewater missile). MS man releasing stand from the back of the lorry. MS two men place stands on ground to stabilise the lorry. MS two men removing bands that hold the missile on. MS man pulls out machinery from lorry and runs along with it (its attached to the lorry by a wire). MS hand places end into a metal box. MS man looks at watch. LS missile lifts up from the lorry. MS soldier looks through camera. MS soldier. MS hand turns the switch to release missile. LS Library material of missile launched at another location. LS man looking through camera. MS missile on lorry. MS missile rising up to be launched. MS missile launched. Various shots of missile in sky with a trail of smoke behind.
Keywords
Weapons
Locations
Wiltshire; Larkhill
Card file number
82546A
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Ken Taylor
Length of story (in feet)
116
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Missile for NATO?', British Movietone News Issue No. 1668, 22 May 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24116 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)