Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Aussie Airmen Get Down to Work

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
552A
Date Released
4 Jan 1940
Date submitted
1 Jan 1940
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 12
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Australians in England. DESCRIPTION: The Australians join Coastal Command. SHOTLIST: The Australian airmen are inspected by Sir Frederick Bowhill. Then the men get to work on the giant Short "Sunderland" Flying boats of the Coastal Command.
Keywords
Politics and government; Aviation; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
38029
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
37
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Aussie Airmen Get Down to Work', British Movietone News Issue No. 552A, 4 Jan 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10519 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)