Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: RAF Rubber Dinghies for Life Saving

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
628A
Date Released
19 Jun 1941
Date submitted
Jun 1941
Date submitted
9 Jun 1941
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 12
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rubber Dinghies for RAF Pilots. DESCRIPTION: The rubber dinghies are designed to save those RAF pilots unfortunate enough to come down in the sea. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the different sizes of dinghies each of which carries a canister of luminous dye which indicated its position. A rescue launch speeds past.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Aviation; Safety devices; Military
Footage sources
Rota
Card file number
40854
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
40
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: RAF Rubber Dinghies for Life Saving', British Movietone News Issue No. 628A, 19 Jun 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11742 (Accessed 11 Jul 2025)