Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: RAF Sweep over Northern France
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 2
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Offensive Sweep Over N France. DESCRIPTION: Blenheim bombers, with an escort of Spitfires, make a sweep over Northern France. They meet flak from German Anti-aircraft guns but successfully bomb their objective. SHOTLIST: Blenheims Mark 1VB’s are prepared and take off. Aerial scenes as they meet their fighter escort - a wing of Supermarine Spitfires. Aerial scenes as they cross the Channel and fly off over France. AA shells burst around and the Blenheim drops its bombs. The planes fly back and land. The story ends with camera-gun material of shooting up Flag ships, buildings and seaplanes. Various briefing room shots and aerial shots of hedge-hopping. Library scenes of the four-cannon Hawker "Hurricane" fighter.
- Keywords
- Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Environment; Aviation; Stunts; Explosions; War damage; Military
- Footage sources
- Gaumont
Royal Air Force
- Card file number
- 41935
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 271
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How to cite this record
'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: RAF Sweep over Northern France', British Movietone News Issue No. 662A, 12 Feb 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12140 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)