Helicopter Dries Football Pitch (1963)

Melbourne, Australia. BGV. Coburg football ground in Melbourne, looking pretty wet. CU. Puddles on turf. Various shots of helicopter hovering just above the ground and the downward wind from the blades helps to dry out the turf. MS. Pilot gets out of helicopter and jumps down onto the grass which he feels and it seems a lot drier. (Comb. F.G.) Date found in the old record - 18/08/1963. FILM ID: 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 Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website