Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The ‘Stirling’ Bomber

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
661A
Date Released
5 Feb 1942
Date submitted
Feb 1942
Date submitted
1 Feb 1942
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Stirling Bomber Construction. DESCRIPTION: The designer, Mr Gowge tells Mr Parker the Test Pilot what the new Stirling bomber can do. The bomber is being produced in large numbers with women doing much of the work. SHOTLIST: Shots inside the factory show men and women working on the huge machines. This material is all so good that a complete library lavender has been struck. The planes are then wheeled out and one flies over-camera (Library scenes).
Keywords
Aviation; Industry and manufacture; Military; Inventions and discoveries
Card file number
41864
Credits:
Camera
J. L. Ramsden
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
185
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The ‘Stirling’ Bomber', British Movietone News Issue No. 661A, 5 Feb 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12133 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)