RAF Rehearse Tournament (1961)

RAF Rehearse Tournament. Cardington, Bedfordshire. L/S Interior Cardington airship sheds, pan to parachutist being hauled up to the roof. M/S Parachute going up. L/S Parachutist attaching parachute to harness. L/S From underneath the parachutist as he prepares to jump, he begins to drop right into the camera. L/S Elevated, as he gets about five feet from the ground, he lets go of parachute and rolls over into a sitting position. C/U Parachutist looking round. L/S Pan, Rescue boat going out to get him. M/S RAF (Royal Air Force) man seated on boat. L/S As boat comes alongside him and a man leans over and pulls him on deck. L/S Another parachutist preparing to jump, he drops and lands, the chute covers him completely. FILM ID:1718.3 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reut