Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Mighty Empire Air Project in Canada

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
554
Date Released
14 Jan 1940
Date submitted
9 Jan 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 10
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Canadian Air Training Scheme. DESCRIPTION: Representatives of the Empire meet in Ottawa to formulate the Empire Air Training Scheme. SHOTLIST: Group shot of the men responsible for the arrangements of the Empire Air Training Scheme. Left to right - Captain Saunders (New Zealand chief of air staff), Lord Riverdale, Prime Minister Mackenzie King, Air Minister Fairburn of Australia. Mr M King and Lord Riverdale speak.
Keywords
Education and training; Politics and government; Military
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
38101
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
40
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Mighty Empire Air Project in Canada', British Movietone News Issue No. 554, 14 Jan 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10544 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)