Red Pilot Lands Mig In Formosa (1962)

Formosa (Taiwan). Title reads ’Red Pilot Lands MIG on Formosa’. Various shots of the Russian MIG aircraft with Chinese markings on side, people looking at it. CU. Chinese markings on side of aircraft. Aircraft was used by Chinese pilot to defect to Formosa. Voiceover states that the pilot receives $35,000 for bringing the MIG - he does not do it for the money but to become a free man. (Comb. F.G.) Date found in the old record - 05/03/1962. 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