New Catapult For Jet Planes (1955)

Unissued / unused material. American newsreel item. US Navy tests new launching catapult for jet planes, California, United States of America (USA) Various shots tests on board aircraft carrier USS Shangri-La - a pontoon is catapulted from from flight deck into the sea. American sailor pressing button. Various shots catapulting pontoon (the pontoons are used in the test in place of aeroplanes). Date on dope sheet is 07/04/1955. 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 Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All foo