Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: Parachutes for Planes to Lessen Casualties

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
587
Date Released
2 Sep 1940
Date submitted
28 Aug 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 10
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Plane Parachute. SHOTLIST: Jimmy Goodwin packs the ‘chute. The plane takes off. At a certain height the parachute opens and the whole plane is brought safely to earth again.
Keywords
Aviation; Safety devices; Inventions and discoveries
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
39624
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: Parachutes for Planes to Lessen Casualties', British Movietone News Issue No. 587, 2 Sep 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11112 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)