Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by John Snagge (Courtesy of BBC): Fleet Air Arm’s Patrol

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
607
Date Released
20 Jan 1941
Date submitted
16 Jan 1941
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by John Snagge (Courtesy of BBC)
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Torpedo & Dive Bombing By FAA. DESCRIPTION: The "Swordfish" and "Fulmar" aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm. SHOTLIST: Movietone Cameraman flies in the rear cockpit of a "Swordfish" of the FAA on a dummy torpedo attack on destroyers. They take off, and circle HMAC "Ark Royal". Aerial views of "Ark Royal" and Destroyers. Shot of planes diving. They spot a merchant vessel and allow this to pass after watching it. Shots of Swordfish plane landing taken from rear cockpit.
Keywords
Mass media; Ships and boats; Weapons; Aviation; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
40272
Credits:
Commentator
John Snagge
Length of story (in feet)
100
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by John Snagge (Courtesy of BBC): Fleet Air Arm’s Patrol', British Movietone News Issue No. 607, 20 Jan 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11420 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)