Man Snatch!

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1849
Date Released
9 Nov 1964
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Man Snatch!. DESCRIPTION: An American Hercules Transport plane has been specially modified for a search and recovery role. It’s equipped with special survival gear which is dropped to a marooned man. It consists basically of a flight suit and a balloon. The idea is for the survivor to put on the suit, and inflate the balloon before releasing it at the end of a long line. The technique is designed to be used under almost any conditions. SHOTLIST: Plane specially modified for search and recovery role. Equipped with survival gear which is dropped by parachute. Air to air - Hercules transport plane. MS marooned man - fade in to CU same. MS pan flight suit and balloon. MS marooned man in suit. Ground to air shot of plane. Air to ground shot from inside plane. Ground to air shot Hercules picking up balloon. Man (dummy) being snatched into plane. Men clear rope away from inside plane. MS man on winch control. CU man checking meter. Air to ground shot man being winched in. CU pilots. MCU man being pulled aboard. MS same.
Keywords
Aviation
Locations
United States of America
Footage sources
France
Card file number
89014
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
149
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Man Snatch!', British Movietone News Issue No. 1849, 9 Nov 1964. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25744 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)