Chopper to the Rescue

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2078A
Date Released
3 Apr 1969
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Chopper to the Rescue. DESCRIPTION: Movietone joins the pilots of the French Gendarmerie on a training exercise in the Alps. Superlative flying is called for to negotiate the unstable airspace among the peaks. A vital service in the rescue of injured mountaineers. SHOTLIST: MS pan helicopter of French Gendarmerie in French Alps. MCU pilots. LS copter. BS pilots. View through cabin. Ground to air shots copter lowering over snow. Air to air shot ditto. View through cabin. Air to air shot copter passes underneath. 2 GVs Alps. CU pilot. View of valley between mountains. LAS sign Gendarmerie Nationale. 2 MSs stretcher loaded into copter. Ground to air shots copter takes off. View as copter flies through gorge. 3 shots view of mountains. MCU controls pan up to pilot. MLS copter lands.
Keywords
Environment; Aviation; Police; Accidents and disasters
Locations
France; French Alps
Footage sources
France
Card file number
94504
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
149
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Chopper to the Rescue', British Movietone News Issue No. 2078A, 3 Apr 1969. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27808 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)