Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Britain’s Mounting Air Offensive

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
645A
Date Released
16 Oct 1941
Date submitted
9 Oct 1941
Date submitted
13 Oct 1941
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Stirling Bombers. DESCRIPTION: The Royal Air Force, continuously increasing its striking power, is making good use of our new giant the "Sterling". SHOTLIST: A bomb train passes up to a Stirling Bomber which is bombed up. Various shots of the bombers and the bombs being placed in racks, and on the train. The Crew get into their equipment and get into the plane, interior shots of the Bombers. Markings: MG-V, MG-S, MG-G.
Keywords
Weapons; Aviation; Railways; Military
Card file number
41434
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
53
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Britain’s Mounting Air Offensive', British Movietone News Issue No. 645A, 16 Oct 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11973 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)