Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Damaged Bombers Make Like New

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
593
Date Released
14 Oct 1940
Date Other
Oct 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: RAF Bomber Maintenance. DESCRIPTION: After being damaged by flak over Germany, our bombers are quickly repaired by Ground crew. Here we see Wellington’s being made as good as new. SHOTLIST: Various shots of Wellington bombers taking off, landing and in flight. On landing the machine is taken to a hangar where the damage is carefully examined. The collapsible dinghy is inflated.
Keywords
Aviation; Safety devices; War damage; Military
Footage sources
Rota
Card file number
39881
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
53
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Damaged Bombers Make Like New', British Movietone News Issue No. 593, 14 Oct 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11205 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)