Jumbo Fire Fighter

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2084A
Date Released
15 May 1969
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Jumbo Fire Fighters. DESCRIPTION: Believed to be the largest Demonstration Fire ever ignited, burning up four thousand gallons of jet fuel, a new Fire fighting medium Light Water convincingly proves its ability to smother an aircraft fire and allow rescue to proceed in the shortest possible time. Speed becomes even more essential as we approach the era of the Jumbo Jet. SHOTLIST: LS plane landing. MS flames & smoke in demonstration at Stansted Airport. 2 shots crowd. MS fireman puts out fire with Light Water extinguisher. MS crowd. MLS old Shackleton aircraft in pool of fuel. MS pan from Shackleton to man pumping fuel in pool around plane. GV plane and petrol tankers on runway. MS pan man pumping fuel into pool. TS crowds. MS crowds. MCU man takes flaming torch. TS man lights pool of fuel. MS fire engine. GV fire. MLS firemen spraying Light Water onto Shackleton. MLS firemen control hose. MLS fire. MS fireman on top of fire engine. LS fire. MS pan fireman spraying plane. GV firemen & plane engulfed in smoke. MS pan plane being sprayed. GV plane with fire extinguished. MS pan from nose of Shackleton to modern jet flying past.
Keywords
Vehicles; Aviation; Accidents and disasters; Inventions and discoveries
Locations
United Kingdom; Stansted Airport
Card file number
94713
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
147
Story extras:
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