Leslie Mitchell Reviews the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: Aeroplane Reserves
Series
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- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 10
- Section Title
- Leslie Mitchell Reviews the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bombers for Britain. DESCRIPTION: Sixty Lockheed Bombers are interned at Burbank, California awaiting Senate approval for shipment to Britain. SHOTLIST: Lockheed bombing planes are lined up at the Union Air Terminal waiting for the embargo to be repealed. Workmen spray the planes with paint to camouflage them.
- Keywords
- Aviation; Foreign relations; Industry and manufacture
- Footage sources
- United States of America
- Card file number
- 37691
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 31
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How to cite this record
'Leslie Mitchell Reviews the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: Aeroplane Reserves', British Movietone News Issue No. 543A, 2 Nov 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10372 (Accessed 19 Jun 2025)