| FIRE FIGHTERS New mobile firefighting unit, the Pyrene Fire Chopper, demonstrated. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5030 | |
| Catalog #: | 364855 | |
| Clip Number: | 364855-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 68/75 | |
| Timecode: | 01:36:03 - 01:37:12 | |
| Location: | Farnborough, Hampshire | |
| Year Shot: | 1968 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FIREFIGHTING: Equipment FIREFIGHTING: Exhibitions LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Hampshire TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Helicopters | |
| Description: | FIRE FIGHTERS (aka FIRE CHOPPER - NEW MOBILE FIRE-FIGHTING UNIT) New mobile firefighting unit, the Pyrene Fire Chopper, demonstrated. Helicopter can take firefighting equipment to a crash aircraft before trucks get there. Farnborough, Hampshire Ground to Air. Helicopter arriving carrying underneath the Pyrene fire chopper unit. SCU Unit carried underneath 'copter being lowered to the ground. SV 'Copter pan to unit lowered on to the ground. SV Firemen leaping from 'copter and running over to unit to prepare it for use. SV 'Copter taking out hoses from the fire chopper unit to burning plane. CU Flames. SCU Burning plane with firemen playing foam hoses onto it. Camera pans up to huge cloud of smoke above the plane. GV The firemen playing hoses onto burning plane. CU Firemen with foam hoses. SCU Cockpit pf plane. SV Firemen playing hoses on flames near tail of plane. SV Of another unit in action. The Pyrene Sun land rover. From a hose mounted on top of wagon it discharges foam onto wreck. Pan to top of wagon to show foam being played onto burning wreck. SV Hose being played onto burning wreck. AS Plane now nearly out. SV Plane now with flames extinguished as the hose dies out. | |
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