News in Brief: Spain, Air Commandos.

Clip: 356381_1_1

Year Shot: 1959 (Actual Year)

Audio: Yes

Video: B/W

Tape Master: 1662

Original Film: 032-062-02

HD: N/A

Location: Spain

Timecode: 00:34:24 - 00:35:25

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News in Brief: Spain, Air Commandos. Spanish paratroops (paratroopers) in thrilling maneuvers, plummeting from the heights into Casa de Campo Lake. The captain of the elite corps is snagged in a tree-top and shows the steel-nerved calm of a torero while waiting rescue. Spectators watch men jump from planes and parachute into water. Man in uniform and man in clerical collar stare up at the man who got stuck in a tree; the man keeps his cool, smokes a cigarette while dangling. Crowds gather. Men hold a safety "net" of sorts; parachutist climbs down tree on ladder, takes a swig of beverage. Macho?