'Copter Plays Steeplejack

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1873
Date Released
26 Apr 1965
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: ‘Copter Plays Steeplejack. DESCRIPTION: A Sycamore helicopter was used to air-lift the new spire for the church of St George at Colerne RAF Station in Wiltshire. The spire is twenty five feet of prefabricated glass fibre. As it is lowered the white plastic cross, which was to have been illuminated is shattered. However, the spire was later erected with no further damage. In East Berlin a helicopter has been helping in the restoration of the Great Royal Library. A spiderman was lowered to demolish the great iron skeleton, by slicing through it with an oxy-acetylene torch. SHOTLIST: Ground to air helicopter lowers spire. Ditto. MS men standing on roof of church waiting to fix spire. MS padre with one of the men. MS helicopter pan down to spire being lowered. CU army corporal pulling on guide wire. CU spire being lowered into position. MS padre with group. CU pan pieces of broken cross. CU man on guide wire. MS spire in position. MS crowd. MS man standing beside spire. MS helicopter pan to spire. MS helicopter taking off in front of Royal Library. LS Royal Library. MS man being lowered from copter. MS ditto. LS ditto. MS man starts cutting old metal. CU ground controller. MS pan girders crash to the ground. LS man being lowered from copter. MS ditto. MS copter pan down to man cutting metal. MS man cutting girders. MS pan down girder crashing down.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Aviation
Locations
Germany; Wiltshire; East Berlin
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
89534
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
180
Story extras:
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''Copter Plays Steeplejack', British Movietone News Issue No. 1873, 26 Apr 1965. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25962 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)