Movietone’s War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: The Death of a Raider

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
575
Date Released
10 Jun 1940
Date Other
Jun 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: German Plane Brought Down. DESCRIPTION: A Nazi plane is brought down over a French village. SHOTLIST: Various shots of a soldier operating a machine-gun against low-flying aircraft. Shots of a German plane which was brought down bullet-ridden but still intact. The German prisoners from the aircraft are led away.
Keywords
Weapons; Aviation; War damage; Prisoners of war; Military
Footage sources
France
Card file number
39156
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
29
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: The Death of a Raider', British Movietone News Issue No. 575, 10 Jun 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10902 (Accessed 21 Jun 2025)