Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland: Air Refuelling is Successful

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
530A
Date Released
3 Aug 1939
Date submitted
2 Aug 1939
Date submitted
31 Jul 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 12
Section Title
Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mid-Air Refuelling. DESCRIPTION: The mid-air refuelling system designed by Sir Alan Cobham is tested successfully. SHOTLIST: A "Hampden" bomber has been fitted with a special fuel tanks supply, and takes off watched by Sir Alan Cobham. The Flying Boat "Cabot" takes off and the re-fuelling is carried out.
Keywords
Weapons; Aviation; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
37158
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland: Air Refuelling is Successful', British Movietone News Issue No. 530A, 3 Aug 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10132 (Accessed 30 Apr 2026)