Catapult Navy Planes (1950-1959)

. The Navy meanwhile reveals its new steam-powered catapult, nick-named the ’steam slingshot’ the catapult can hurl the Navy’s heaviest carrier based planes into the air with lightening speed. The slingshot operating with both barrels can launch 32 interceptor planes in 4 minutes. LS. Planes taking off from carrier using the new sling method. (F.G.) 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.