Up and Down at Sea

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1758A
Date Released
14 Feb 1963
Date Other
Feb 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Up and Down at Sea. DESCRIPTION: Trials by a jet aircraft on the Ark Royal carrier in the English Channel. The aircraft - Hawker’s P1127, has the controllability of a helicopter and the forward speed of many a conventional jet. These tests were to perfect the technique, under the gusty conditions in which the aircraft will operate. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV Ark Royal. GV jet aircraft Hawker P1127 in vertical take-off, same in air (3 shots). GV crowds. Hawker P1127 lands on Ark Royal (2 shots).
Keywords
Ships and boats; Aviation; Navy; Military
Locations
English Channel
Footage sources
Admiralty
Card file number
86038
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
60
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Up and Down at Sea', British Movietone News Issue No. 1758A, 14 Feb 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24991 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)