Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: RAF Bomb Billancourt

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
666
Date Released
9 Mar 1942
Date submitted
5 Mar 1942
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: RAF Bomb Billancourt. DESCRIPTION: Sterling bombers carry out a raid on the Renault Works which were being used to make transport vehicles, tanks and aero-engines for Germany. SHOTLIST: Stirling bombers are loaded with their cargo of bombs and the crews get in. The planes take off and there are stills of the results of the raid. The "Stirling" material is the best we have yet received and should certainly be remembered for further use.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Aviation; War damage; Military
Footage sources
British Paramount
Royal Air Force
Card file number
42000
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
135
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: RAF Bomb Billancourt', British Movietone News Issue No. 666, 9 Mar 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12171 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)