Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: American Addition to the RAF

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
647A
Date Released
30 Oct 1941
Date submitted
16 Oct 1941
Date submitted
17 Oct 1941
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bell "Airacobra" in Service With the RAF. DESCRIPTION: The Royal Air Force is reported to be very pleased with the Airacobras - the American fighter. SHOTLIST: The aeroplanes are lined up. Shots showing the unusual features - the rear-mounted engine, the entrance door and the tricycle undercarriage. The planes take off and fly over the camera in formation. There are aerial scenes which are very, very good. They show the planes in line-abreast formation. The "Airacobra" is also known as the Bell P400 and formerly as the "Caribou". The American service designation is P-39.
Keywords
Aviation; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
41449
Credits:
Camera
J. L. Ramsden
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
91
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: American Addition to the RAF', British Movietone News Issue No. 647A, 30 Oct 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11995 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)