Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: New US Bomber
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 11 / 12
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Biggest Bomber Has Taxiing Test. DESCRIPTION: An eighty-two ton aircraft. SHOTLIST: The world’s largest bomber, weighing 82 tons, is given a taxiing test. She is a Douglas and her terrific weight smashes the runway.
- Keywords
- Aviation; Military
- Footage sources
- United States of America
- Card file number
- 40873
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 57
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How to cite this record
'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: New US Bomber', British Movietone News Issue No. 628A, 19 Jun 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11746 (Accessed 30 Jul 2025)