Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Fighter Station Marks Its 600th Victim

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
601
Date Released
9 Dec 1940
Date submitted
5 Dec 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: RAF Station Claims 600th Victim. DESCRIPTION: As two Spitfires land at a Fighter Station the pilots were able to claim that they had shot down six hundred enemy planes between them. SHOTLIST: Two Spitfires land. Interview with the two pilots who shared the 600th victim. They are Pilot Officer Stephen and Flight Lt Mungo-Park.
Keywords
Weapons; Aviation; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
40092
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
69
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Fighter Station Marks Its 600th Victim', British Movietone News Issue No. 601, 9 Dec 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11336 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)