Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Tools of War Arrive and Are Tested

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
610A
Date Released
13 Feb 1941
Date submitted
Feb 1941
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: American Aircraft Arrive. DESCRIPTION: American planes are regularly being delivered to the Ministry of Aircraft Production. Here we look at a ‘Tomahawk’ and compare it with the ‘Hurricane’. SHOTLIST: An American Lockheed "Hudson" bomber lands and the pilot, an American, is welcomed by an air marshal. Fighters arrive in crates. These are Tomahawks (P40) and one flies with a Hurricane by way of comparison. Back on the ground, the pilots compare notes.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Aviation; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
40365
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
94
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Tools of War Arrive and Are Tested', British Movietone News Issue No. 610A, 13 Feb 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11461 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)