Parachute Trials AKA Sky Dive Trials (1960)

Fort Bragg, North Carolina, USA. Cut story with American commentary. LS. CUs. of the contestants getting their parachutes ready (including woman entrant Captain Barbara D. Gray) MS. Man operating telephoto lens. Various shots as the contestants leave plane, of them descending and landing. CU. Man using telephoto lens. Various shots of contestants descending and landing. Comb. F.G. 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 footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.