Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Praise for ATS

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
646
Date Released
20 Oct 1941
Date submitted
13 Oct 1941
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mixed AA Units. DESCRIPTION: The first mixed operation battery is in the London area, here the girl of the ATS work alongside the Anti-aircraft gunners. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the girls and men at work on the AA sites. The girls work the range finders and Predictors and shout out the commands to the men. Captain Margesson makes an appeal for more girls to come forward for this work.
Keywords
Politics and government; Women; Weapons; Aviation; Civil defence; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
41430
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: Praise for ATS', British Movietone News Issue No. 646, 20 Oct 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11978 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)