Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: Bombers Teams Signal Thumbs-Up

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
551
Date Released
25 Dec 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 8
Section Title
Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: RAF Bomber Teams Signal Thumbs Up. DESCRIPTION: Some of the RAF airmen who took part in the raid on Heligoland. SHOTLIST: MCU airmen study maps. MS Three aircrew. CU airman (x2). GV air crews walk to planes. GV Wellington Bombers with Air Crew in front. GV Bombers taxi (x2). GV bombers take off. LAS three bombers overhead. LAS three bombers over airfield. MS crew out of bomber (x2). GV aircrew by plane. MS airmen give thumbs up. The bombers were on the Heligoland Raid.
Keywords
Aviation; War damage; Military
Card file number
37993A
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
48
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone Reviews the War Time News with Leslie Mitchell: Bombers Teams Signal Thumbs-Up', British Movietone News Issue No. 551, 25 Dec 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10498 (Accessed 26 Jun 2025)