Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Artificial Wind Stream Trains Glider Pilots

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
630A
Date Released
3 Jul 1941
Date submitted
1 Jul 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: Wind Machines to Train Glider Pilots. DESCRIPTION: A wind machine is used to create realistic conditions for trainee glider pilots at Lockport, Illinois. SHOTLIST: A battery of wind-machines is brought out and started up in front of a glider which rises a few feet into the air.
Keywords
Education and training; Aviation
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
40923
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: Artificial Wind Stream Trains Glider Pilots', British Movietone News Issue No. 630A, 3 Jul 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11778 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)