Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by John Snagge (Courtesy of BBC): Burma Squadron Shows Its Paces

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
606A
Date Released
16 Jan 1941
Date submitted
9 Jan 1941
Date submitted
13 Jan 1941
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by John Snagge (Courtesy of BBC)
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: With the Fighter Command - the Burma Squadron. DESCRIPTION: The Hurricanes of the Burma Squadron and Squadron-Leader Stanford Tuck. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the "Hurricanes" which have been provided from donations given by the people of Burma. Squadron-Leader Stanford Tuck climbs into his plane (he has 26 Swastikas on his plane denoting his victories). The planes take off and return.
Keywords
Aviation; Aircraft; Foreign aid; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
40261
Credits:
Commentator
John Snagge
Length of story (in feet)
54
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by John Snagge (Courtesy of BBC): Burma Squadron Shows Its Paces', British Movietone News Issue No. 606A, 16 Jan 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11414 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)