Chopper Topics
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Chopper Topics. DESCRIPTION: Helicopters joining the Flying Squad! Starting a six month trial, Sioux helicopters are being evaluated by the Police in a Flight against crime. And a Wessex Helicopter is first in World to be fitted with own Radar-Sonar system. SHOTLIST: GV Wessex helicopter in air. CU radar system in Wessex helicopter. CU man at radar controls. MS sign ‘7000H Flight’. MS Wessex helicopter on tarmac. MS Royal Navy sign on tail of helicopter. MS radar dome. CU radar controls in helicopter. MCU radar dome. LS Wessex helicopter on tarmac. MS man steps into police helicopter. MCU ditto. CU badge ‘Police Helicopter Unit’. MS police helicopter takes off. LS ditto. MCU pilot at controls. CU hands on controls. Air-to-air helicopter in flight. Air to air ditto. GV looking through windscreen of helicopter.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Aviation; Communications; Science and technology; Navy; Military
- Locations
- England; Helston; Netheravon
- Card file number
- 92128
- Credits:
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- Camera
- John Wanstall
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Norman Fisher
- Length of story (in feet)
- 119
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'Chopper Topics', British Movietone News Issue No. 1971, 13 Mar 1967. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26805 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)