Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: And the Men Who Brought Them Down

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
598
Date Released
18 Nov 1940
Date submitted
15 Nov 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 10
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Men Who Shot Down the Italian Planes. DESCRIPTION: Some of the ‘Hurricanes’ and pilots who brought the Italians down. SHOTLIST: Hurricanes land. Shot of the Flight Lieutenant (he rammed one wop when he ran out of ammunition). Shot of Squadron Leader Stanford Tuck who has shot down 23 Nazis and has swastikas painted on the side of his plane to prove it. General views.
Keywords
Aviation; Aircraft; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
40016
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
49
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: And the Men Who Brought Them Down', British Movietone News Issue No. 598, 18 Nov 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11285 (Accessed 28 Jun 2025)