No title. Leader of Conservative Party Edward Heath visits Irving Parachute Factory, Letchworth, Hertfordshire.
Interior shot of Irving factory. Ted Heath watches woman worker making parachute harness. C/U Mr. Heath and worker. C/U of woman making parachute harness. L/S interior of factory...
No title. Leader of Conservative Party Edward Heath visits Irving Parachute Factory, Letchworth, Hertfordshire.
Interior shot of Irving factory. Ted Heath watches woman worker making parachute harness. C/U Mr. Heath and worker. C/U of woman making parachute harness. L/S interior of factory showing woman working at sewing machines. M/S Mr. Heath talking to woman worker at sewing machine, pan down to work on bench. M/S Mr. Heath walking past workers operating sewing machines. L/S interior of factory. Women at bench folding material. Mr. Heath gets hold of string and pulls parachute from its container on bench. C/U parachute harness, pan up to Mr. Heath watching.
L/S mass of parachutists descending. Various shots parachutist landing. L/S Lightning fighter plane landing, the tail parachute opens. L/S Lightning taxiing along runway with chute from tail, camera pans onto the parachute.
C/U Ted Heath. M/S Mr. Heath looking at parachute fitted into mock up of aeroplane. C/U parachute in tail mock up. M/S of Mr. Heath and party looking at parachute spread out along bench.
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