Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: RAF Protects Egypt by Night

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
644A
Date Released
9 Oct 1941
Date submitted
Oct 1941
Date submitted
6 Oct 1941
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Middle East Night-Fighters. DESCRIPTION: The RAF carry out night patrols in the "Hurricane" fighters. SHOTLIST: The pilots rest under mosquito nets and when the bell rings they rush to the planes. They take off and fly into the night.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Environment; Aviation; Military
Card file number
41404
Credits:
Camera
David Prosser
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
61
Story extras:

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: RAF Protects Egypt by Night', British Movietone News Issue No. 644A, 9 Oct 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11962 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)