Meteorological Radio-Sonde Balloon (1956)

Crawley, Sussex. LS. Balloon filling shed. MS. Balloon being inflated. CU. Balloon being unpacked. LS. of filled balloon in shed. MS. Man adjusting Oxygen cylinders. LS. Balloon being released and sailing into air. CU. Man looking up. Various shots of man seated at recording apparatus, recording details. Various shots of man assembling Radio-sonde apparatus. MS. Radar aerials revolving. CU sign “Meteorological Office, Air Ministry, No Admittance“ Orig. Neg. Note: the cameraman on this story (P. Whitaker) was obviously a bit of a scientist at heart and there are 7 pages of dope sheets complete with diagrams as to how this balloon works. 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 th