Those Free Falling Falcons

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1933
Date Released
20 Jun 1966
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Those Free Falling Falcons. DESCRIPTION: Britain’s Parachute Display Team, The Falcons, demonstrate delayed parachute jumps from high flying aircraft. The film includes photographs taken by one of the sky-divers as he fell through the air at speeds in access of one hundred and twenty miles an hour. SHOTLIST: Key Scene. MS member of the Falcons meets the Mayor of Thames, New Zealand. CU member of team, talking to the Mayor. CU Mayor of Thames. MS ditto meeting other members of team. CU badge on sleeve of member of Falcons. MS pan member of Falcon boarding Beverly plane. Top shot from inside plane of ditto. CU commanding officer waves as plane takes off. GV pan Beverly, plane takes off. Air to air ditto in flight. MS members of Falcons waiting to jump. MCU ditto. MLS flare on ground showing landing place. GV as members of team jump from plane. Air to air as team fall towards ground. Air to air as man spins around. Air to air members of team fall past camera. Air to air members of team link up as they fall towards ground. Air to air ditto. Air to air ditto as another member joins them. MS other members waiting to jump from Beverley. GV member of team lands. Top shot next group of Falcons jump from plane. Air to air members of Falcons falling towards ground, they come up to camera then fall away towards ground.
Keywords
Aviation; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
England; Abingdon
Card file number
91240
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
215
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Those Free Falling Falcons', British Movietone News Issue No. 1933, 20 Jun 1966. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26480 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)