News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The Navy’s Own Air Force

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
526
Date Released
3 Jul 1939
Date submitted
30 Jun 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 9
Section Title
News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Fleet Air Arm Trained. DESCRIPTION: Midshipmen are being trained as Observers for the Fleet Air Arm. SHOTLIST: Midshipmen attend classes to be trained as observers aboard HMS "Daedalus". Ratings learn to cope with parachutes and Blackburn "Skuas" take off for a formation flight.
Keywords
Education and training; Ships and boats; Vehicles; Weapons; Aviation; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
36923
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
77
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The Navy’s Own Air Force', British Movietone News Issue No. 526, 3 Jul 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10038 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)