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1949 US Navy military demonstration
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2:02Now PlayingDate: 6th October 1949
Location: Unspecified
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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SLATE INFORMATION: U.S. Manoeuvres Demonstrate Sea and Air Power
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AEROPLANES AMERICAN. Shots of U.S. helicopter landing on the Air-craft carrier Franklin D Roosevelt, bringing L Johnson & Gen Bradley, watching air & sea manoeuvres, jets take-off, Mock Battles, pilotless plane shot down, Shots of Blimp Taking oFF, dropping Depth Charges, good air barrage,
AMERICAN-NAVEL. Shots of helicopter landing on the Air-craft carrier Franklin D Roosevelt, jet planes taking of, navel A.A. guns firing, shoot down pilotless plane, during U.S. air & sea manoeuvres, blimp also takes off, drops depth-charges
JOHNSON, Louis (Acting Secretary of War) Seen Land-ing on the Air-Craft carrier Franklin D Roosevelt from an Helicopter, to watch U.S. air & sea Manoeuvres also with him are Gen Bradley,
RADIO. shots of radio pilotless planes shots down during U.S. air & sea manoeuvres,
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.(U.S. Aircraft carrier.). Gen Bradley & Mr L Johnson Land by Helicopter, to watch air & sea manoeuvres, shots of Jet planes taking off, shots of naval gunners shotting down pilotless plane, also of Blimp taking off, dropping depth charges,
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