Got a Tanker for Their Tigers

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1888A
Date Released
12 Aug 1965
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Got a Tanker for Their Tigers. DESCRIPTION: RAF Bomber Command has introduced Victor tankers for air to air refuelling of jet fighters. First to try out these flying tankers are the Lightnings of the Tiger Squadron. SHOTLIST: MS Victor tanker on runway. MCV pan same. MS No 55 Squadron painted on a wall. MS fuel lines hanging from the wing of a Victor. CV pan same. CV intake nozzle on a Lightning’s fuel line. CV Lightning’s tail. MS Lightning. MS nozzle of lightning. CV same. CV pan same. MLS pan two Lightnings take off. Air to air Victor tanker running out fuel lines. Air to air same. Air to air Lightning connecting onto fuel line. Air to air same. Air to air Lightning connected to fuel line. Air to air same. Air to air second connecting onto the second fuel line. Air to air both Lightnings refuelling from Victor tanker. Ground to air pan same. Air to air same. Air to air same.
Keywords
Aviation; Military
Locations
Norfolk
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
90033
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
161
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Got a Tanker for Their Tigers', British Movietone News Issue No. 1888A, 12 Aug 1965. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26106 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)