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Benbecula Rockets

1959 - 1963 , South Uist (Scotland)

Cat no. 8261

Cold War missile testing and daily life in the Outer Hebrides in the early 1960s.

Home movie made during testing in the early 1960s at the South Uist Missile Range near RAF Benbecula in Scotland's Outer Hebrides. Having been unloaded from a transporter, a Corporal missile - a surface-to-surface guided weapon intended to carry nuclear warheads - is set up for testing and launched. In the port town of Lochboisdale, cargo is loaded onto a ship followed by brief scenes of Hebridean life including fishing, boating and sightseeing. Returning to the range, where testing is still underway, general views of the range and closer shots of tracking equipment accompanies the launch of three more missiles, including a test at night.

Featured Buildings

South Uist Missile Range; RAF Benbecula

Keywords

Military; Army; Missile Testing; Defence; Cold War

Other Places

Lochboisdale, Scotland

Background Information

http://www.secretscotland.org.uk/index.php/Secrets/SouthUistMissileRange

Manifestations

Benbecula Rockets

  • Barcode
    INV367730
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:03:31
    Modification Date
    24/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    734341
  • Barcode
    INV318404
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:03:31
    Modification Date
    31/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    724778
  • Barcode
    INV387700
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:03:31
    Modification Date
    31/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    724007
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV320323
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:02:32
    Modification Date
    10/05/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    707537
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV312753
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:02:39
    Modification Date
    18/02/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    702704
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV305906
    Canonical Identifier
    2005/19
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    9.5mm film
    Colour System
    colour
    Colour Type
    colour
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:02:30
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    28/01/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    701119
    Sound
    silent

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