Skybolt’s Successor - Blue Steel (1963)

Scampton, Lincolnshire. Title reads ’Britain Shows Skybolt’s Successor’. Various shots of nuclear flying bombs which are to take the place of the Skybolt, they are called “Blue Steel“. Various shots of the men in protective clothing fuelling the “Stentor“ rocket engine which will drive “Blue Steel“. LS. Two Vulcan bombers which will carry Blue Steel. MCU. Blue Steel bomb fixed to Vulcan’s belly. Panning long shot of Vulcan bomber taking off. (.) Date found in the old record - 14/02/1963. 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