Ejector Seat (1952)

Ejector seat. Higher Denham, Buckinghamshire. M, S Bernard Lynch doing aircraft ejector seat test up big tower. M, S secretary Mavis Peacock watching with a young man. Various shots of engineer replacing charge with a new one and tightening fixing bolt. M, S Bernard sliding down the ramp. C, U of Mavis and the man. Various shots of Mavis being strapped into the ejector seat. C, U two men stood together. C, U girl in seat. C, U as man gives signal to Mavis and she pulls the blind over her face. L, S as she shoots up the tower. C, U of the men watching. M, S of seat descending. M, S as Mavis is unstrapped and lifted down, she walks away, camera pans up chute. FILM 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 it