'OPERATION SNOWDROP': NAVY FLY AID TO SCOTLAND'S FAR NORTH Aircraft Carrier 'Glory' loads with supplies for North Scotland. Wick Helicopters flown from Lossiemouth fly relief to remote places. Kyle of Durness Helicopters based on HMS 'Glory' join operatio

Record ID: 531686

  • Title: 'OPERATION SNOWDROP': NAVY FLY AID TO SCOTLAND'S FAR NORTH Aircraft Carrier 'Glory' loads with supplies for North Scotland. Wick Helicopters flown from Lossiemouth fly relief to remote places. Kyle of Durness Helicopters based on HMS 'Glory' join operatio
  • Date: 20th January 1955
  • Summary: Wick, Scotland: Shot Types watch. LV 'Copter lands at Wick. Shot Blizzard blowing around wheel of 'Copter. SV Supplies at work. SV Supplies being taken aboard 'Copter. Shot 'Copter leaves Wick. GOOD SCENES. BV men with food on trolley. CU Men rolling barrel past, pan to helicopter. 4 SV's Men wheeling food towards on trolleys. 3 SV's Man handing food to another inside helicopter. GV Helicopter flying in. LV Helicopter landing, men in f-g. SV man on stretcher, Donald Mathieson, suffering from pneumonia, put into ambulance. GV House snowed-up. GV Snowed-up house & tree. GV Another snowed-up house. SV Personalities walking towards. 3 SCU's Pan of Personalities, L to R:-James Robertson, county Clerk, Commander parker (R.N.A.S. Lossiemouth) Sir David Robertson (A.P. Caithness) M.I.Georgson (Chief Constable, Caithness) Cameron Sutherland (County surveyor) M.E. Wright (Airdrome Commander, N.Scotland) D.J. Mackenzie (Road Engineer, Caithness) SV Personalities walk past helicopter. SV Men around helicopter. SCU Pan Two personalities. SV & CU Helicopter being refuelled. Moray Firth, Scotland: Air V From 'Copter - of Copter with coastline thru glass. Air V 'Copter flying over Moray Firth. Short From Copter - snow covered ground thru cockpit window. Shot From Copter passing over isolated farmhouse. Shot From 'Copter - Passing over snowbound houses. Shot From Copter - Warning signal fire. Ground V 'Copter in flight. Lossiemouth, Scotland: Angle V Helicopter coming into land at Lossiemouth. Side V Ditto. SV Op. H.Q. Lossiemouth Control Tower, types on phone. SBV Types at Ops. Board. SBV Type at board. SV Helicopter prior to take-off. SV Pan From type to 'Copter in air. Air V Flying over Control Tower of Lossiemouth to open country. Kyle of Durness, Scotland: GV Aircraft Carrier 'GLORY' SCU Navy signaller with lamp. LV Destroyer replying. LV 'Copter approaching 'GLORY' BV Signaller. Angle V 'Copter overhead. TV Copter above flight deck. Ground V Copter onto flight deck. SV Types around Copter re-fuelling. SCU Ditto. GV 'Copter with types around. SV Copter prior to take-off. SV Batman waves. Ground V 'Copter takes off. TV 'Copter above flight deck. LV Copter flying away from 'GLORY' Shot Copter in flight. KENLOSS, SCOTLAND: GOOD SCENES. 2 SBV's Men at Oops. Board. Side CU Ditto. 2 SV's Hay being loaded into plane. CU Hay pushed up hatch into plane. GV Hay loaded into Neptune plane. CU Pan Neptune plane taxi-ing. HELMSDALE, SCOTLAND: Shot From 'Copter - Helmsdale thru cockpit window. " " " - Flying over Helmsdale. " " " - Over people on football field Copter leaves them & flies over Helmsdale. Glasgow, Scotland: GV 'H.M.S. GLORY' alongside dock at Glasgow. SV Lorry being loaded by Sailors. Closer V Ditto. Bettyhill, Scotland: GOOD SCENES. 2 Shot's From Plane - H.M.S.GLORY. Shot From Plane - over desolated countryside. Air V's (2) H.M.S. GLORY. 2 Air V's Flying over desolated countryside. 2 Air V's Flying over animals in snowed-up fields. 2 CU's Hay thrown out of plane door. CU Plane door opening showing snowed countryside below. SV Member of crew at open plane door. Air V Flying over desolated countryside. Air V Flying over coastline. 2 Air V's Flying over desolated countryside. 2 Air V's Dakota in flight on Mercy Mission. Air V Dakota dropping hay. Navy - Active; Aviation; Weather; Great Britain Initials GOOD SCENES, ELDER & R. BLUE. G.B. Glasgow Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 4th February 1955 12:00
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  • Location: WICK, SCOTLAND MORAY FIRTH, SCOTLAND LOSSIEMOUTH, SCOTLAND KYLE OF DURNESS, SCOTLAND KENLOSS, SCOTLAND HELMSDALE, SCOTLAND Glasgow, Scotland BETTYHILL, SCOTLAND
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  • Reuters ID: LVA4880GY17SC8X776D38M3FZK2H
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