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Aviation In The News - New Fighter Interceptor

Aviation In The News - New Fighter Interceptor
Clip: 352867_1_1
Year Shot: 1953 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1590
Original Film: 026-499-05
HD: N/A
Location: France
Timecode: 00:08:51 - 00:09:27

The French unveil a new fighter interceptor which is launched from a trailer and lands on skids. It is independent of airfields. MCUS - Worker moving a trailer looking device up to the plane (that looks like the Mirage Strike Fighter). CUS - Pilots face with a big smile on it. MLS - The trailer is self propelled and its going down the field with the strike fighter on it, the plane becomes air born and a parachute opens in back of the trailer. CUS - Four dignitaries watching this test flight. MLS - Plane coming in for a landing, and all is well.