Explosion At Nike Missile Base - 10 Killed (1958)

Unissued / unused material. American newsreel item. Explosion at Nike missile base - 10 killed, Middletown, United States of America (USA). LS three Nike Ajex rockets on launching site, a fourth coming up into position. CU warhead. LS four rockets each with warhead. Animated explosion. Various shots of the missile base after some of the antiaircraft missiles accidentally exploded - charred ground, burnt out wrecks of vehicles. Shots of army inspectors and soldiers looking around. Date on dope sheet is 22/05/1958. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and