Leslie Mitchell Surveys the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: RAF Photographs German Defences

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
542
Date Released
23 Oct 1939
Date submitted
19 Oct 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 8
Section Title
Leslie Mitchell Surveys the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: War: RAF Photographic Section. DESCRIPTION: The RAF Photographic Section carries out reconnaissance over Germany. SHOTLIST: Work is carried out on a prospective aerodrome and trees are removed bodily by being attached to the backs of lorries which are started up. The Photographers get into planes and take off. Up above library shots give an impression of what the ground looks like below. The plane comes back to earth and the photographs are rushed to a portable laboratory where they are developed and printed.
Keywords
Environment; Aviation; Military
Footage sources
British Paramount
Card file number
37630
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
69
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Leslie Mitchell Surveys the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: RAF Photographs German Defences', British Movietone News Issue No. 542, 23 Oct 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10350 (Accessed 18 Jul 2025)