News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1882

Date Released

28 Jun 1965

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Thunderbirds Meet Red Arrows
• 2. New at the Zoo
• 3. Of Ships and the Sea
• 4. Beware of the Dog

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Thunderbirds Meet Red Arrows. DESCRIPTION: The Thunderbirds aerobatic team of the American Air Force fly into Wattisham in Suffolk as a courtesy visit to some of their opposite numbers in Britain - The Red Arrows. The Thunderbirds were on their way back to the States after appearing with the One Eleven Lightnings at the Paris Air Show. SHOTLIST: LAS F100’s of US Air Force flying overhead. LS F100’s doing aerobatics before landing. LAS F100’s fly overhead. LAS ditto. LS one of Thunderbird team past. LS ditto. LS Thunderbirds fly past. MS leader of Thunderbirds with leader of One Eleven team. LS one of F100’s landing. LS Thunderbird team on ground. MS Thunderbird pilot gets out of cockpit and greeted by one of 1-11 team. CU Thunderbird pilot pan down to writing on jacket. CU RAF pilot pan down to 1-11 insignia on jacket. MS Thunderbird pilots with 1-11 pilots.

Keywords

Aviation; Military

Locations

Suffolk; Wattisham

Card file number

89851

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

117

Story extras:

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