Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: De Gaulle and French Fighter Pilots
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 6
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: De Gaulle Visits Free French Squadron. DESCRIPTION: General de Gaulle has recently inspected Free French fighter pilots who are stationed somewhere in Scotland. SHOTLIST: The General inspects the squadron which is fitted out with Spitfires. Then he watches a fly past in which they fly in the formation of the Lorraine Cross.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Displays; Weapons; Aviation; Ceremonies; Military
- Footage sources
- British Paramount
- Card file number
- 41947
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 37
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How to cite this record
'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: De Gaulle and French Fighter Pilots', British Movietone News Issue No. 664, 23 Feb 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12154 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)