Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: How to Deal with Parachute Troops

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
11 / 12
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Anti-Paratroop Measures. DESCRIPTION: The United Army is learning the lessons of the war in Europe, anti-paratroop practice now being a routine exercise. SHOTLIST: The bombers fly in formation to drop parachutes loaded with sand bags. The machine gunners on the ground blaze away.
Keywords
Weapons; Aviation; Military
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
40935
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: How to Deal with Parachute Troops', British Movietone News Issue No. 630A, 3 Jul 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11782 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)