Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Greece Honours First RAF Victim

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
602
Date Released
16 Dec 1940
Date submitted
12 Dec 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: RAF Sergeant Pilot Buried in Athens. DESCRIPTION: A military funeral was given to the RAF pilot who died whilst helping the Greeks to fight the Italians. SHOTLIST: The funeral of the first RAF man to fall in the fight against the invading Italians. Various shots and among those present were General Metaxas, the president.
Keywords
Politics and government; Aviation; Ceremonies; Military; Funerals
Footage sources
Greece
Card file number
40153
Credits:
Camera
L. Hepp
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
37
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Greece Honours First RAF Victim', British Movietone News Issue No. 602, 16 Dec 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11351 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)