Leslie Mitchell Reviews the News Pageant of Movietone: OTC See RAF at Close Quarters

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
531
Date Released
7 Aug 1939
Date submitted
2 Aug 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 10
Section Title
Leslie Mitchell Reviews the News Pageant of Movietone
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: OTC’s With RAF. DESCRIPTION: Boys at Public Schools leave Tangmere for a day with the RAF at Hornchurch. SHOTLIST: Members of the OTC’s from public schools leave Tangmere Aerodrome in Avro "Ansons". They arrive at Hornchurch where they see a "Spitfire’s" machine-guns in action. They then witness a formation flight and when the planes return to the ground they scramble all over them. Later they have a lecture on the workings of the RAF. OTC At Calshot - CARD 37196 Boys from Public Schools’ OTC’s visit Calshot in connection with CARD 37167. They examine flying boats and go for a flight in them.
Keywords
Education and training; Children; Displays; Weapons; Aviation; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
37167
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
91
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Leslie Mitchell Reviews the News Pageant of Movietone: OTC See RAF at Close Quarters', British Movietone News Issue No. 531, 7 Aug 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10139 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)