Ejector Seat (1952)

Unused / unissued footage - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown. American newsreel titles read: ’ESCAPE SEAT FIRES PILOT THROUGH ROOF’. Philadelphia Naval Base, United States of America. L/S of dummy being lowered into ejector seat. M/S of the ejector seat. L/S of man on roof of Nissen-type hut giving firing signal. L/S as the dummy is ejected and thrown into safety net. L/S removing the shattered cockpit canopy. L/S of the dummy being ejected into the safety net. 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