Title:BEAM RIDER, THE STORY OF A GUIDED WEAPON PROJECT [Main Title]
Film Number:MTE 4223
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Summary: Documentary film produced for publicity purposes, focusing on the development of the Beam Rider guided missile, designed to follow the path of a radio beam aimed at the target.
Description: Scientists at Farnborough produce components for the flight trials. Components assembled in assembly bay. Close up views of missile during construction phase. Missile loaded onto truck and transported to the Ministry of Supply firing range at Aberporth in Wales. Setting up the radars ready for the launch. Missile is loaded onto launcher and it is fuelled ready for flight. The controller is seen at work in the Operations Room. Operators stand by high speed cameras ready to film the launch. The missile is launched, shown here in slow motion. Due to security restrictions at the time of firing, no further information about the flight is shown in this film.
