Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Sir K Wood Inspects Polish Airmen

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
556A
Date Released
1 Feb 1940
Date submitted
30 Jan 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sir Kingsley Wood With Polish Airmen. DESCRIPTION: The Secretary of State for Air inspects Polish Airmen now serving with the RAF. SHOTLIST: Sir Kingsley Wood inspects airmen in a hangar. They have RAF uniforms on except that the hat has a different badge and the word "Poland" is one the epaulettes. The men march away doing a kind of ‘goose-step’.
Keywords
Politics and government; Aviation; Ceremonies; Fashion and costume; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
38221
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
31
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Sir K Wood Inspects Polish Airmen', British Movietone News Issue No. 556A, 1 Feb 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10584 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)