Field Marshal Slim Travels By Helicopter (1952)

Chelsea Barracks, London MS. Slim approaching camera. (Background shrouded in mist) MS. Slim boarding helicopter (Bristol Sycamore) MS. Slim in cockpit. MS. Cockpit door being closed. LS. Helicopter taking off. (Mute Orig. Neg.) (Used in . 264.) Note: Field Marshal Slim had never been in a helicopter before and his nervous expression is great. The flight was intended for Shrivenham, but due to the thickness of fog, it only made it up to London rooftops before coming down again. 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 Visn