New Deck Landing Device For Navy (1950-1959)

Unissued / Unused material - LS Various shots (some slow motion) of Vampire jets landing on deck of the Royal Naval aircraft carrier “HMS Illustrious“. LS repeated shots Wyvern aircraft landing on the deck. AV “Illustrious“ at sea, plane turning towards ship, which is showing the new landing device (it uses a hook on the plane and a line on the deck), and approaching the deck. (Lav.) 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.