Movietone News
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Printed Date: 26 March 2026 at 5:17pm
Topic: Movietone News
Posted By: barnacle
Subject: Movietone News
Date Posted: 20 February 2008 at 1:07pm
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Yes, i know thats going to take some of you back a long long way... I was looking on the Movietone news site for something and ended up finding this... Story No: 32906 www.movietone.com - Movietone News you may have to register with the site but thats free, enter the story number in the search box a short film of seaplane tenders just before delivery from the makers at Hythe to the RAF. I presume its 205,206,207,208 & 209 althought you only see the hull numbers on a couple of them |
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Posted By: barnacle
Date Posted: 20 February 2008 at 1:22pm
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this Movietone News site is bringing up some good stuff... Story No: 40854 |
Posted By: barnacle
Date Posted: 20 February 2008 at 3:05pm
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It seems i got the link for the site wrong, try this one http://www.movietone.com/ - Movietone News apologies |
Posted By: Christian
Date Posted: 20 February 2008 at 11:57pm
| Thank you Barnacle, it's been a while since I last saw this site and they've apparently been very busy indeed. Typing mtb into the search brings up a host of fascinating stuff, especially if you like to see Fairmile Ds doing fly-bys at over 30kts! There's also excellent footage of the 40K, under the title New Torpedo Boat, plus Brave Borderer doing a Cowes-Torquay start, Norwegian Nastys, Tramontana and Tramontana II (Someone I know will want to see those), HSL2602 in the canal zone, Vosper 73ft MTBs delivering Her Majesty to Sark, Sea Rangers ex Fairmile D MA/SB Golden Hinde at Dartmouth being dedicated by HM and well, plenty of stuff to see. |
Posted By: tramontana
Date Posted: 21 February 2008 at 9:09pm
| As you say a great site and happy memories for me with the powerboating, a few things worth mentioning, I reckon the fast stern shots were off the "Ambra", Lettuce Curtis is a famous wartime A.T.A. Pilot who delivered heavy bombers around Britain with just an Engineer as her crew and at that time a little kid use to jump around the boats when Scrutineering was taking place, his Father was a Scrutineer and the kid was Tiff Needell, glad to see he is now reporting on the P1 offshore racing |
Posted By: Christian
Date Posted: 24 February 2008 at 12:09pm
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This is what my Clips Bin looks like so far, any other suggestions? 40854 Rubber Dinghies For RAF Pilots |
Posted By: tramontana
Date Posted: 24 February 2008 at 5:13pm
| Your message bin is full also Christian |
Posted By: Christian
Date Posted: 24 February 2008 at 8:02pm
| Hi Tramontana, there's a little space now. Another must-see is story No 57944. |
Posted By: clive
Date Posted: 24 February 2008 at 10:43pm
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Hi, Not movie tone but http://www.britishpathe.com - www.britishpathe.com 111.45 RAF rescue boats. (142 and 122 at speed) 553.30 RAF rememberance (2749 laying a wreath) 1093 for those in peril (shots of 184) 1311.07 ASR launch. (seaplane tenders putting out a fire) 955.55 Admiraltys new torpedo boat. (MTB 102 no sound) 1.02 Navy tests new MTB's. (MGB's Gay and Gray?) There are loads more (a few similar to Movietone) they are free to preview for 7 days (I hope!) ------------- masbie something in the water. www.freewebs.com/masb32/ |
Posted By: clive
Date Posted: 25 February 2008 at 11:09am
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Further to my edited post above, A tip is that when the 'chicken' appears on the screen click on the line above it about security and downloading files, then choosed your option. (I thought my computer was a lot slower than normal!) ------------- masbie something in the water. www.freewebs.com/masb32/ |
Posted By: clive
Date Posted: 25 February 2008 at 10:12pm
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OK, I found some more Pathe movies... 1053.03 US torpedo boat tried out (PT9) 819.06 Siamese motor boat trial in London. 624.12 MTB rams enemy ship. (looks like it was already sunk!) 2745.27 speed boat. 1.18 navy tests new MTB (similar to clip in above post) 1279.22 Digs afloat (MTB Phantom in Chatham, shots of bows and deck possibly'D'?) ------------- masbie something in the water. www.freewebs.com/masb32/ |
Posted By: Christian
Date Posted: 26 February 2008 at 9:06am
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Hi Clive Re. Phantom, interesting to see MTB 683 so early on in her post-war career, thanks. I had found another batch of h/b's, (see 1281.29) this time in Chiswick in 1951, there's a 70ft Vosper, a Fairmile B and a D, a Higgins MGB/HSTTL, a 60ft GSP and an ST. Any progress with 32? Kind regards, Christian. |
Posted By: barnacle
Date Posted: 26 February 2008 at 11:03am
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theres a couple of RAF Pinnaces to be seen, long distance im afraid, in story number 69433. If im not much mistaken the port is Falmouth. The main story is of that fine old 4 master 'Pamir', shame theres not more of those about nowadays see also 33461 61612 |
Posted By: clive
Date Posted: 26 February 2008 at 12:49pm
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These old film clips are fantastic, I recon I could get no work done just about every day!! Hi Christian, progress with '32 was trying to locate superstructure plans, I have a set for a model and NMM has everything except MASB. I was trying to ascertain wether the front 'wheelhouse' part of any other HSL was the same as the MASB. Do you have any ideas? With this I could copy another HSL wheelhouse and use the construction methods for the rear along the lines of the model MASB. I don't want to end up with a plywood 'box' which looks ok from just the outside. Apart from that It is just a case of scheduling when she can be worked on and where the money is coming from, the scary part is the cost of engines but we have a little time to deal with that as yet!
------------- masbie something in the water. www.freewebs.com/masb32/ |
Posted By: barnacle
Date Posted: 27 March 2008 at 1:54pm
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just had another look at the Movietone site as they seem to be adding to it all the time.. Story 83/1 - its to do with BFBS, im afraid you'll have to wade through a lot of it and i don't know how to stop and rewind the story once it starts... but, theyre in all it glory, is 2753!!! The funny thing is, I remember the recording and filming of that clip as I was onboard that day!!!! ('54 was my boat so how the hell i managed to get sent over to '53 ive no idea) Shame its all silent film the clip can be found at 13.28 to 13.50 |
Posted By: barnacle
Date Posted: 28 March 2008 at 11:16am
i have managed to cut out the relevant part now 
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Posted By: barnacle
Date Posted: 12 January 2009 at 2:13pm
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