Red Planes Leave Berlin (Universal Newsreel, Aug 1956)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. RED PLANES LEAVE BERLIN - Russia's "peace offensive" continues with the withdrawal of 70 jet fighter-bombers from East German bases. Departure ceremonies permit the first really close-up glimpses of the latest Red jets in actual service, including the highly-touted II-28. 2. SUPER-GATLING GUN - At Aberdeen Proving Grounds, an amazing new weapon is tested, a multi-barreled cannon, the "Vulcan," that's directly descended from the Civil War's historic Gatling Gun. It throws a ton of lead a minute–an incredible storm of destruction. 3A/B. 3-WAY MID-AIR REFUELLING - High over Eglin A.F.B., Florida, the Air Force shows the latest in mid-air refueling techniques to extend its nuclear range. Three Sabre jets are refueled simultaneously by a mother plane in an amazing show of precision flying. / NAVY VISITS MALAYS - The cruiser U.S.S. Columbus and destroyer escort pay a brief good-will visit to the Federated Malay States. Sailors give blood to the local hospital, and find that East meets West on the dance floor, in an international exhibit of U.S.-style and native dancing. 4. CLASSIC FASHIONS FROM ITALY - In Rome, Fontana Sisters show their latest collection. The designers of Margaret Truman's wedding gown have gone back to antiquity, for their inspiration. Classic lines and clinging fabric restore the glory and elegance of Imperial Rome for the woman of today. 5. HUMAN TOWERS - Spain, long famed for castles in the air, turns to human castles. Young sports inspire awe in oldsters as they form huge human towers, balancing higher and higher in a fantastic team contest, until they collapse in a huge tangle of arms, legs and torsos, without hurting one, miraculously enough.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library